And I don't teach that course. When he took the podium, Wiesel acknowledged the efforts of Distinguished Professor of Religion David Cain in bringing him to Mary Washington as well as their 18-year friendship. Teaching and talking to students were two of Wiesel's main goals during his visit to Mary Washington. Wiesel did talk to students, as well as faculty and community members. In citing the Bible stories of Cain and Abel, Abraham and Isaac, and finally Job, he drew his discussion into history and his focus on children.
Every death is a blemish on creation.
When you multiply that by six million, it is a blemish on God's memory as well. This discussion introduced thoughts on relationships between people and included memories of his arrival to the United States. One of his most poignant memories of America is of his first arrival here in the late 1950s. To humiliate is a sin. Wiesel discussed some of the changes in America's laws that make humiliation illegal now.