Elie Wiesel

One always goes back to one's childhood in the beginning, and I come from a very religious family and surrounding. Very religious. ”

I believe in superstitions. You don't talk about a child who hasn't been born. ”

When did I learn the Bible? When I was four or five years old. It's still the pull of my childhood, a fascination with the vanished world, and I can find everything except that world. ”

It's clear to me that one can't be Jewish without Israel. Religious or non-religious, Zionist or non-Zionist, Ashkenazi or Sephardic - all these will not exist without Israel. ”

I was very, very religious. And of course I wrote about it in 'Night.' I questioned God's silence. So I questioned. I don't have an answer for that. Does it mean that I stopped having faith? No. I have faith, but I question it. ”

No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior. All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them. ”

I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I've been closer to him for that reason. ”

If I were in the government, I would persuade the prime minister to see the beauty in the fact that people see Israel as a haven - from their sadness to their hope. ”

I love teaching. ”

Human beings should be held accountable. Leave God alone. He has enough problems. ”