Question

the perils of indifference by elie wiesel, pages 246 - 250
mr. president, mrs. clinton, members of congress, ambassador holbrooke, excellencies, friends
fifty - four years ago to the day, a young jewish boy from a small town in the carpathian mountains woke up, not far from goethes beloved weimar, in a place of eternal infamy called buchenwald. he was finally free, but there was no joy in his heart. he thought there never would be again. liberated a day earlier by american soldiers, he remembers their rage at what they saw. and even if he lives to be a very old man, he will always be grateful to them for that rage, and also for their compassion. though he did not understand their language, their eyes told him what he needed to know - that they, too, would remember, and bear witness.

1. what two things was mr. wiesel grateful for?

and now, i stand before you, mr. president - commander - in - chief of the army that freed me, and tens of thousands of others - and i am filled with a profound and abiding gratitude to the american people. “gratitude” is a word that i cherish. gratitude is what defines the humanity of the human being. and i am grateful to you, hillary, or mrs. clinton, for what you said, and for what you are doing for children in the world, for the homeless, for the victims of injustice, the victims of destiny and society. and i thank all of you for being here.

1. why is mr. wiesel so grateful to hillary clinton?

Explanation:

1. The text mentions that Mr. Wiesel was grateful for the rage of the American soldiers at what they saw and their compassion.
2. Mr. Wiesel was grateful to Hillary Clinton for what she said and for what she was doing for children in the world, for the homeless, for the victims of injustice, the victims of destiny and society.

Answer:

1. The rage of the American soldiers at what they saw and their compassion.
2. For what she said and for what she was doing for children in the world, for the homeless, for the victims of injustice, the victims of destiny and society.