Elie Wiesel’s 2011 Commencement address at Washington University in St. Louis
Read the full text of Holocaust survivor and human rights activist Elie Wiesel’s speech at Washington University in St. Louis’ 150th Commencement May 20, 2011.
Wiesel: ‘Do not stand idly by’
Do not stand idly by if you witness injustice, Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and human rights activist, told the Class of 2011 during WUSTL’s 150th Commencement ceremony May 20 in Brookings Quadrangle. “You must intervene,” he said. “You must interfere.”
Commencement 2011: A time to celebrate, honor, remember
Friday marks a new beginning for members of the Class of 2011. Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton will confer degrees at the 150th Commencement ceremony, which begins at 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 20, in Brookings Quadrangle on the Danforth Campus.