10/19/99 For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Cindy Bobbitt
(312) 573-4646

Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel to Speak At The Latin School

Chicago - Nobel Peace Prize winner and Boston University Professor Elie Wiesel has worked on behalf of oppressed people for much of his adult life. he will share his personal experience of the Holocaust with students at The Latin School on Wednesday, October 20. From 7-8 p.m., Wiesel will speak to parents, students, and others in the Latin community.
There are no seats available for the presentation by Wiesel on Wednesday night only those with tickets will be admitted to the School•s Wrigley Theatre. No personal interviews will be permitted.

Should members of the media want to cover Wiesel•s presentation, •On the Threshold of the 21st Century,• they will have to stop first at the media desk and then stand at the back of the filled Wrigley Theatre.

Wiesel's visit coincides with Latin's observance of the 20th anniversary of the Nazi Mind class's Nuremberg Trial simulations.

With questions about Wiesel's visit to Latin, call Cindy Bobbitt, (312) 573-4646.