Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire

Eighty years after his liberation from Buchenwald, we seek to understand the man behind Elie Wiesel’s searing and widely read memoir Night. Told largely through his own words and eloquent voice, Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire seeks to penetrate to the heart of the known and unknown Elie Wiesel (1928-2016): his passions, his conflicts, and his legacy as one of the most public survivors of the trauma of the Holocaust. With unique access to personal archives, original interviews, and employing hand-painted animation, the film illuminates Wiesel’s biography as a survivor, writer, teacher, public figure, and Nobel Peace Prize winner.

With a vision of ensuring every refugee in the Spokane community experiences welcome and inclusion, FEAST World Kitchen supports local refugee chefs to cultivate the cooking and entrepreneurial skills they need to create long-term financial independence. Seeking to deconstruct barriers of fear, racism, and suspicion that refugees often meet upon entering a new community, FEAST’s mission centralizes the universal language of food to break down barriers and to invite cultural understanding. FEAST is more than just a restaurant – it’s a network of friendships that is supported by the Inland Northwest community, for that same community. While chefs gain income and career skills, the organization also fosters leadership and belonging. In many ways, FEAST continues to grow as a space where Spokane’s immigrant and refugee communities can flourish.