Elie Wiesel Lost His Savings in Madoff's Ponzi Scheme - Super Soul Sunday - Oprah Winfrey Network

In 2008, Bernie Madoff was arrested for running the world's largest Ponzi scheme, one that cost many—including Elie Wiesel—their life savings. Elie and his wife, Marion, lost their entire savings, as well as $15 million from the foundation they worked their whole lives to build. Watch as he reflects on what it was like to get the call saying he had lost everything. Plus, Elie shares the beautiful thing that happened after word got out.

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[debik02]

I adore this man. 

[Nospeaka Englisha]

Madoff probably hid it for him in some Swiss bank account.

[Tyanicus]

Still she doesn't ask to see tattoo A-7713. Quite unbelievable but then she's part of the club. Well they have to allow a few of these people in.

[VelvetGal5]

Thanks, Oprah Winfrey, for having Elie Wiesel as your guest. What a powerful, thought-provoking, wonderful, amazing, compassionate, enlightening, experienced, wise, lovely man Elie Wiesel is! I love how Elie said that the U.S. is the most generous charitable country. And how even though he lost most of his money in Madoff's Ponzi scheme, he focused on how Americans sent him money in the mail to help him out. In grand scheme of things he still had a place to stay & dealt with much worse in life.

[SelfMadeGod76]

great author and an angel

[Jude B]

I want to cry for him. How sad. God bless you Elie

[TheSweetestVegan]

I am guessing the otherness of others means, the other side (the dark side) of people other than Madoff.

[eleanorayoulateagain]

Bernie Madoff is true evil. The people he destroyed -- and the NERVE to do this to a great man like Elie Wiesel, and his foundation! Ugh!