Elie Wiesel ( ; born Eliezer Wiesel on September 30 , 1928 ) is a Jewish writer , teacher , political activist , winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and Holocaust survivor .
Eliezer `` Elie '' Wiesel KBE ( Ë É li vÉ Ë zÉ l ; born September 30 , 1928 ) is a Romanian-born Jewish-American writer , professor , political activist , Nobel Laureate , and Holocaust survivor .