[Magdalen] RIP Elie Wiesel

[Scott Knitter]

VEEZ-l
On Jul 2, 2016 9:46 PM, "Charles Wohlers" <charles.wohlers at verizon.net>
wrote:

> In German, shouldn't it be VEETS-el?
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> Chad Wohlers
> Woodbury, VT USA
> chadwohl at satucket.com
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> -----Original Message----- From: Cantor03--- via Magdalen
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> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] RIP Elie Wiesel
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> In a message dated 7/2/2016 4:11:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jhandsfield at att.net writes:
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> The  Telegraph is reporting that Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiezel
> has  died.
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> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/02/holocaust-survivor-elie-wiesel-di
> es/>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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> May he rest in peace.
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> I suspect there is the same pronunciation, roughly, in Yiddish as in
> German
> for his last name, and which is VEE-zel.  Understandably, he chose  to
> say wii-ZEL instead.
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> Anyone who survived the Buchenwald camp and is a Nobel Laureate
> deserves the right to call himself whatever he wants!
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> David Strang.
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