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Elie Wiesel ‘not bitter’ about losing millions to Madoff

Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel spoke out Thursday about his losses in disgraced financier Bernard Madoff\'s Ponzi scheme, saying that he was not bitter about losing his personal investments and millions of dollars of his foundation\'s money.
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December 10, 2009

Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel spoke out Thursday about his losses in disgraced financier Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, saying that he was not bitter about losing his personal investments and millions of dollars of his foundation’s money.

The Holocaust survivor, who at Chabad’s invitation was visiting in Hungary for the first time since the end of the Second World War, said he was grateful for hundreds of donations that have helped his Foundation for Humanity stay active. The foundation promotes tolerance and equality to youth.

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