American Masters, Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire
PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):
Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 9 PM
Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 2 AM
Fusion (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2):
Saturday, Jan. 31, at 3:30 PM
For decades, author, educator and humanitarian Elie Wiesel spoke against global injustice with his writing and activism during his venerable career. Known for his groundbreaking memoir “Night,” which was based on his personal experiences as a Holocaust prisoner in Auschwitz and Buchenwald, Wiesel would go on to pen 57 books and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. As a professor at Boston University over thirty years, he influenced thousands of students, and his memoir “Night” is still read in schools around the world. Learn about how he fought “the sin of indifference” in AMERICAN MASTERS, ELIE WIESEL: SOUL ON FIRE
ELIE WIESEL: SOUL ON FIRE begins with his early life in Romania and his family members tragic murders in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz, followed by Wiesel’s liberation from Buchenwald by American soldiers and his migration to France. From there, he moved to New York, where he became a writer, teacher and lecturer. The documentary features his first-person narration, along with interviews, personal family footage, archival footage and hand-painted animations. Additionally, the film includes classroom scenes at Boston University, in addition to a contemporary middle school classroom in Newark, taught by Paris Murray of the Northstar Academy.
This documentary includes interviews with Wiesel and his family members. He married Marian Rose in 1970, who gave birth to their son Elisha, now the father of Elijah and Nova. In addition to the family, the film includes Lawrence Langer, Ted Comet, Mark Podwal, Ariel Burger, Rabbi Irving Greenberg, Ted Koppel and Annette Insdorf.
