Last night, I had the opportunity to hear author, Nobel Laureate, Holocaust survivor and Human Rights Advocate Elie Weisel speak at The Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver. It was one of those rare evenings where you appreciate that you are experiencing something worthy of every bit of your energy and attention. We perched, all 2,780 + of us, on the edges of our seats, straining to catch each quiet, heavily accented word. Three quarters of the way through, they handed Wiesel another microphone and the crowd erupted in cheers, glad to hear him clearly, fully, at last. Wiesel is best known for his book, “Night,” a firsthand account of the Holocaust in which his mother, sister and father all perish in concentration camps. I…
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