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In 2006, Oprah Winfrey and Elie Wiesel visited Auschwitz together as part of a special episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." The visit was a powerful and emotional experience, with Wiesel, a Holocaust Survivor and Nobel laureate, sharing his firsthand account of the horrors he endured at the concentration camp. The episode aimed to educate viewers about the Holocaust and the importance of remembering and learning from this tragic chapter in history.

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What was the name of the camp where Elie Wiesel incarcerated?

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What later happened to Elie's gold tooth?

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Where did Elie Wiesel live at first?

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