Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on the Passing of Elie Wiesel

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement today on the passing of Nobel peace laureate Elie Wiesel:

“Elie Wiesel was a living testimony to the vow ‘Never Forget.’ Although he endured the unspeakable darkness of Auschwitz and Buchenwald, his defiant light burned ever brighter as he dedicated his talents to providing a voice not only for the Jewish victims of the Holocaust but also for the voiceless, the condemned, and the forsaken around the globe. Elie tirelessly reminded the world that the savage horror of the Third Reich was not an aberration in the past that was defeated in World War II. He knew the potential for such genocidal evil remains with us in the present -- and warned we must always be on our guard against it. 

“I was blessed to know personally Elie and his incomparable wife Marion. They have been powerful and fearless voices for justice no matter the cost; it is humbling to encounter true greatness, embodied by Elie and Marion. And when Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress last year, it was one of the great privileges of my life to host Elie and join him on a panel discussion on the profound threat posed by a nuclear Iran.

“Elie Wiesel's memory is a blessing, an inspiration, and it is also a challenge to keep his legacy burning in our hearts. Our prayers go out to Marion and all of Elie's loved ones. May we all answer the call to truth and justice that Elie championed every day.”

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