To a Young Jew in Soviet Russia
Elie Wiesel
1977
Things have changed since we last met. Some of your friends have already reached their homeland; others are soon to follow. Once opened, the gates will not shut again. Nothing will ever be the same as before, either in Russia or outside Russia. We have all changed.
I remember that night in the autumn of 1965 when I first saw you, you and your…
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