New York Marks Passing of Jewish Icon Elie Wiesel With Lights of World Trade Center Shining in Colors of Israeli Flag | Algemeiner.com

New York Marks Passing of Jewish Icon Elie Wiesel With Lights of World Trade Center Shining in Colors of Israeli Flag | Algemeiner.com

The spire of the World Trade Center was lit in the colors of Israeli flag on Sunday night to honor the memory of Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel, who died the previous day at the age of 87. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a released statement that his state stands in solidarity with the Jewish people and Israel, which, he said, just lost one of its “preeminent leaders.” “Elie inspired millions, not just here in New York, but across the globe,”…