"I describe incidents which
may or may not have happened but
which are true."
- Elie Wiesel (1970)
In an interview which appears in The
Post & Courier, September 11, 2011,
Elie Wiesel claimed he was offered the
Israeli president's job:
Q: You have long been a supporter of Israel, and were once invited to consider public office there.
A: (Laughing) I was offered to be a president. I was under pressure in the first few weeks, and, you know how it is, the more I said no, the harsher the pressure grew.
In 1952 Albert Einstein turned down an
offer to become Israel's president.
Perhaps Wiesel's doing what he does
best.
