Great Neck Library is having an author event “Gold Coast Arts Center author Joseph Berger: Elie Wiesel: Confronting the Silence.”
Join us for a special conversation with author Joseph Berger moderated by Regina Gil, founder and executive director of the Gold Coast Arts Center on Sunday, Feb. 11 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Great Neck Main Library at 159 Bayview Ave. in Great Neck.
Elie Wiesel, the Nobel prize-winning writer, was the most influential person to bring the world’s attention to the enormity of the Holocaust. His many books and speeches bore witness to Nazi genocide and led to his preeminent role as a human rights activist.
In this new and fascinating biography, Elie Wiesel: Confronting the Silence author Joseph Berger draws upon prodigious research and interviews with family, friends and scholars to answer the question: how did this modest man, a Hasidic Jewish student and survivor of Auschwitz, become such a revered figure on the world stage, a bestselling author and moral compass for our era? And what is his legacy for the 21st Century?
This event is FREE to attend but you must RSVP through the Gold Coast Arts’ website at https://goldcoastarts.org/event/author-talk-joseph-berger/.
Books will be brought to the event. You may purchase an autographed copy of the book for $26. If you wish to pick up your book in advance at Gold Coast Arts, call (516) 829-2570 and ask for Caroline or email caroline@goldcoastarts.org.
For more information, please contact Great Neck Library at (516) 466-8055 or email adultprogramming@greatnecklibrary.org.
