▁He ▁was ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁the ▁human ities ▁at ▁Boston ▁University , ▁which ▁created ▁the ▁El ie ▁Wies el ▁Center ▁for ▁Jewish ▁Studies ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁He ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁Jewish ▁causes ▁and ▁human ▁rights ▁causes ▁and ▁helped ▁establish ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Hol oca ust ▁Memorial ▁Museum ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . ▁C . ▁In ▁his ▁political ▁activities , ▁he ▁also ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁vict ims ▁of ▁opp ression ▁in ▁places ▁like ▁South ▁Africa , ▁Nic ar agua , ▁Kos ovo , ▁and ▁Sud an . ▁He ▁public ly ▁condem ned ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁Armen ian ▁Gen o cide ▁and ▁remained ▁a ▁strong ▁def ender ▁of ▁human ▁rights ▁during ▁his ▁lifetime . ▁He ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁" the ▁most ▁important ▁Jew ▁in ▁America " ▁by ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times . ▁ ▁Wies el ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Nobel ▁Peace ▁Prize ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁The ▁Norwegian ▁Nobel ▁Committee ▁called ▁him ▁a ▁" m essen ger ▁to ▁man kind ", ▁stating ▁that ▁through ▁his ▁struggle ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁terms ▁with ▁" his ▁own ▁personal ▁experience ▁of ▁total ▁hum ili ation ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁utter ▁cont empt ▁for ▁human ity ▁shown ▁in ▁Hitler ' s ▁death ▁cam ps ", ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁" p ract ical ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁peace ", ▁Wies el ▁has ▁delivered ▁a ▁message ▁" of ▁peace , ▁at on ement , ▁and ▁human ▁dign ity " ▁to ▁human ity . ▁The ▁Nobel ▁Committee ▁also ▁str essed ▁that ▁Wies el ’ s ▁commit