[Magdalen] RIP Elie Wiesel

[Scott Knitter]

Really weasel with a v sound at the beginning.
On Jul 2, 2016 10:17 PM, "Scott Knitter" <scottknitter at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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?
>>
>> Chad Wohlers
>> Woodbury, VT USA
>> chadwohl at satucket.com
>>
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>> -----Original Message----- From: Cantor03--- via Magdalen
>> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2016 8:37 PM
>> To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
>> Cc: Cantor03 at aol.com
>> 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:
>>
>> The  Telegraph is reporting that Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiezel
>> has  died.
>>
>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/02/holocaust-survivor-elie-wiesel-di
>> es/>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>> May he rest in peace.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Anyone who survived the Buchenwald camp and is a Nobel Laureate
>> deserves the right to call himself whatever he wants!
>>
>>
>>
>> David Strang.
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