Elie Wiesel Helped Open Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie

Elie Wiesel, the Holocaust survivor and writer who died Saturday at home in Connecticut, visited the Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie a few years ago as part of the museum's dedication.

Wiesel was a keynote speaker for the opening ceremony of the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in 2009. He delivered his remarks, which included his experiences as a prisoner in a German concentration camp in the 1940s, to a crowd of more than 12,000 who attended the opening ceremony that day. Former President Bill Clinton was another speaker at the museum during the ceremony.

Wiesel won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 for devoting years to inspiring peace. He was also a Nobel Laureate.