# The Survivor in a Tuxedo: A Journey in the Footsteps of Elie Wiesel > Haifa Events **Date:** 2026-10-06 **Venue:** סינמטק חיפה **Price:** from 42 ₪ **Category:** cinema **Event language:** he ## Description Country: Israel, 2026 Director: David Fisher ⏱ Duration: 71 minutes 🌐 Language: Hebrew and English 💬 Subtitles: Hebrew At the age of 28, Elie Wiesel wrote a letter revealing his aspiration to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for "Night," the book he wrote after being freed from the death camps. Decades later he did win a Nobel Prize — but the Peace Prize. He lived his whole life within that gap. Wiesel turned himself into an icon and the conscience of the free world, yet the tuxedo he wore on stages around the world concealed the prisoner's pajamas he refused to part with. The film's director, whose father was on the same train to Auschwitz as Wiesel, sets out on a personal journey of inquiry grounded in the belief that important people deserve not only admiration, but truth. 71 minutes, Hebrew and English, Hebrew subtitles. After the screening there will be a conversation with director David Fisher. At the age of 28, Elie Wiesel wrote a letter revealing his aspiration to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for "Night," the book he wrote after being freed from the death camps. Decades later he did win a Nobel Prize — but the Peace Prize. He lived his whole life within that gap. Wiesel turned himself into an icon and the conscience of the free world, yet the tuxedo he wore on stages around the world concealed the prisoner's pajamas he refused to part with. The film's director, whose father was on the same train to Auschwitz as Wiesel, sets out on a personal journey of inquiry grounded in the belief that important people deserve not only admiration, but truth. 71 minutes, Hebrew and English, Hebrew subtitles. After the screening there will be a conversation with director David Fisher. **Tickets:** https://www.haifacin.co.il/Event/17430/ **Source:** cinehaifa **Image:** https://pub-0a891185c33b4c5a8db7ede117f7c8e7.r2.dev/haifa-events/cinehaifa/156cafee756ce607756845445d220ff9.jpg --- **Canonical event page:** https://www.haifa.events/en/event/hnytsol-vtoksydo-msa-vakvot-aly-oyzl-oct-06/ **Other languages:** https://www.haifa.events/he/event/hnytsol-vtoksydo-msa-vakvot-aly-oyzl-oct-06/, https://www.haifa.events/ru/event/hnytsol-vtoksydo-msa-vakvot-aly-oyzl-oct-06/ Haifa Events is an aggregator. Verify the date, price, and ticket availability on the official website before purchase.