My meeting with Elie Wiesel was the opposite of what I expected it to be. I had so many questions for him about his experiences and life, yet when I walked into the room, the first question he asked me was if I was happy. I was so surprised by the question and by the interest that I took a few seconds to formulate a reply. Such a candid and wholesome question was in the true character of Wiesel, always striving to learn more about others and understand them. I am rarely asked that question, and it has stuck with me as one of my favorite stories of Elie Wiesel if people ever ask me about him or the class. The selflessness and friendliness he exuded were exceptional. It\u2019s never enough to put into words the depth of an entire life, but for the short three weeks that I knew him, I was in reverence. He was such a remarkable individual, and I\u2019m sad to see him pass on, but his wisdom and memories will be treasured.<\/p>\n
\u2014Sarah Bryan \u201917 <\/strong><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]The time that I had in Professor Wiesel\u2019s class will be prized, and the memories I will hold fondly for the rest of my life. The interest and enthusiasm…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-311","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-10-18"},"yoast_head":"\n