SOF: The Tragedy of the Believer [Speaking of Faith® from American Public Media]

Speaking of Faith: The Tragedy of the Believer

July 13, 2006
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A survivor of the Holocaust, in which he lost most of his family, Wiesel is a seminal chronicler of that event and its meaning. Wiesel shares some of his thoughts on modern-day Israel and Germany, his understanding of God, and his practice of prayer after the Holocaust.

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