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• STATEMEN TO THE PRESS - March 22, 2007
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ABOUT BORIS

• A Tribute to Boris Weisfeiler
  by American Mathematical Society Notices, January 2004
  


• List of Publications of Boris Weisfeiler
  


• Weisfeiler Lectures in Mathematics
  Formerly held at Penn. State University (1989-2000)
  

ARCHIVES

• LETTERS
• REPORTS
• PRESS COVERAGE
• BBC RADIO
  aired by NPR on February 19, 2001
  

DOCUMENTS

• U.S. Declassified Documents
  selected
• Chile Declassification Project
  U.S. Dept. of State FOIA

RELATED DEVELOPMENTS

• Colonia Dignidad case investigation
  Press coverage (in English and Spanish)

Contact Info

• Olga Weisfeiler
  Sister of Boris Weisfeiler
  
• Web Site Questions
  Lev Weisfeiler
  

Archives

Letters

• Letter from Committee of Concerned Scientists to President of Chile Michelle Bachelet
  November 28, 2007
• Letter to Ambassador of Chile Mariano Fernandez
  September 13, 2007
• Letter from Rep. Frank (MA) and Rep. Peterson (PA) to U.S. Ambassador Craig Kelly
  July 26, 2007
• Letter from Rep. Frank (MA) and Rep. Peterson (PA) to Ambassador of Chile Mariano Fernandez
  September 20, 2006
• Congressional Letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
  May 31, 2006
• Letter to Leadership: Speaker Dennis Hastert and Leader Nancy Pelosi
  May 25, 2006
• By-partisan congressional letter to President of Chile Michelle Bachelet
  March 23, 2006
• Congressman Frank letter to President of Chile Michelle Bachelet
  March 17, 2006
• Letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
  March 8, 2006
• Congressman John E. Peterson letter to President-elect of Chile Michelle Bachelet
  March 6, 2006
• Senator Rick Santorum letter to the Department of State
  January 23, 2006
• Department of State letter to Rep. John E. Peterson
  December 12, 2005
• Congeressman John Peterson third letter to President of Chile Ricardo Lagos
  November 21, 2005
• Congressman John E. Peterson letter to the Department of State
  September 23, 2005
• Letter to U.S. Secretary of State Rice
  April 24, 2005
• Letter from Committee of Concerned Scientists to President Lagos
  March 8, 2005
• Letter from American Mathematical Society President Arthur to President Lagos
  February 8, 2005
• Senator Kennedy's letter to President Lagos
  October 27, 2004
• Congressman Frank's letter to President Lagos
  October 27, 2004
• Letter to President George W. Bush
  July 13, 2004
• Letter to President Lagos: request to close down and investigate Colonia Dignidad
  April 19, 2004 (click for Spanish)
• Letter from the U.S. Department of State
  October 16, 2003
• Letter to U.S. Ambassador William Brownfield
  August 19, 2003
• Letter to President Lagos: request to close Colonia Dignidad
  December, 2002 (click for English)
• Letter from Rep. Peterson to Chair Penn State Math Department Prof. Mullen
  October 2, 2002
• Letter from Chile Ambassador Bianchi to Congressman Frank
  June 14, 2002
• Letter from Senator Specter to Chair Penn State Math Department Prof. Mullen
  June 12, 2002
• Letter from Chile's Army Commander-in-Chief General Cheyre Espinosa
  June, 2002 (click for English)
• Letter from Chile's Defense Minister Michelle Bachelet
  April 30, 2002
• Letter from Senator Santorum/U.S. Department of State
  April 11, 2002
• Letter from U.S. Ambassador William Brownfield
  April 10, 2002
• Letter from U.S. Department of State to Chair Human Rights Committee of the American Mathematical Society Prof. Lebowitz
  March 28, 2002
• Letter from U.S. Department of State as a reply to Senator Kennedy inquiry
  March 22, 2002
• Letter from Senator Specter to U.S. Department of State
  March 12, 2002
• Letter from Chair Human Rights Committee of the American Mathematical Society Prof. Lebowitz to the U.S. Secretary of State Colin L. Powell
  March 1, 2002
• Letter to the U.S. Ambassador to Chile William Brownfield
  February 12, 2002
• Letter from Chair Penn State Math Department Prof. Mullen to Rep. Peterson
  February 11, 2002
• Letter from Chair Penn State Math Department Prof. Mullen to Senator Santorum
  February11, 2002
• Letter from Chair Penn State Math Department Prof. Mullen to Senator Specter
  February 11, 2002
• Letter to Chile Ambassador to U.S. Bianchi
  February, 2002
• Letter to Senator John F. Kerry
  January, 2002
• Letter to Senator Arlen Specter
  January, 2002
• Letter to President Lagos
  March, 2001
• Letter from the U.S. Department of State to Senator Kennedy
  January, 2001
• Letter from U.S. Ambassador to Chile John O'Leary
  January, 2001
• Letter to Assistant Secretary of State Harold Koh
  August, 2000
• Letter from Congressman Frank to U.S Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
  July, 2000
• Letter from the Rettig Commission
  July, 1993
• Letter from Amnesty International
  April, 1991
• Letter to U.S. Department of State
  February, 1991

Reports:

• Photo-Report 2006
  March-June, 2006
• Report on Olga Weisfeiler's Trip to Chile in March 2004 and Photo Gallery
  March, 2004
• Department of State briefing notes
  Prepared for a meeting in Washington, D.C. on 8/1/2003
• Weisfeilers' Family Trip to Chile
  December, 2000
• Memorandum on Disappearance of Boris Weisfeiler in Chile
  Prepared in July, 2000

Press coverage

2008

• Justicia desilusionó a hermana de estadounidense desaparecido en Parral
  Radio Cooperativa, 30 de enero de 2008
• Hermana de Boris Weisfeiler califica de "frustrante" actuar de la justicia chilena
  La Nación, January 29, 2008
• Frustración manifestó hermana de Boris Weisfeiler por nulo avance del caso
  La Discusion, 29 de enero de 2008

2007

• Outgoing U.S. Ambassador discusses Weisfeiler disappearance
  The Santiago Times, August 6, 2007
• Embajador de EEUU confía en que se logrará resolver el caso Weisfeiler
  El Mostrador (in Spanish), August 3, 2007
• Hermana de matemático desaparecido cerca de Ex Colonia Dignidad se practicó examen de ADN
  La Tercera (in Spanish), April 16, 2007
• Ministro Jorge Zepeda recorrió trayecto que hizo matemático Boris Weisfeiler antes de desaparecer
  La Tercera (in Spanish), April 8, 2007
• Quest Still on for American Disappeared in Chile
  The Santiago Times, Mach 28, 2007
• Tras 22 años, el caso Boris Weisfeiler sigue sin solución
  La Nación (in Spanish), March 23, 2007
• Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Craig Kelly and Olga Weisfeiler at Media Availability in Santiago, Chile
  Embassy of the United States of America, March 22, 2007
• Hermana de Boris Weisfeiler aboga por pronto esclarecimiento de crímenes de la dictadura
  La Nación (in Spanish), March 22, 2007
• Hermana de matemático desaparecido en Villa Baviera se reunirá con ex colonos
  La Tercera (in Spanish), March 21, 2007
• En Proceso: Caso Weisfeiler
  El Mercurio (in Spanish), March 21, 2007
• Senador Naranjo se reunió con familiares de Boris Weisfeiler
  Senado de Chile, Departamento de Prensa (in Spanish), March 20, 2007

2006

• Chile tapes may shed new light on disappearance of U.S. citizen
  The Santiago Times, August 17, 2006
• Grabación se convierte en nueva pista por desaparición de Boris Weisfeiler
  La Nación (in Spanish), August 16, 2006
• Pistas olvidadas del último "missing”
  La Nación (in Spanish), June 18, 2006
• Chile government intervenes in U.S. citizen's disappearance
  The Santiago Times, June 14, 2006
• El CDE decidió entrar como querellante en caso Weisfeiler
  La Nación (in Spanish), June 13, 2006
• News Release: Congressman Barney Frank expresses appreciation over meeting between Chilean President and family of missing U.S. citizen
  June 13, 2006
• Congressman John E. Peterson: Press Release: Family of missing Penn State professor meets with Chilean president
  June 9, 2006
• Sólo mujeres en la despedida de la Presidenta
  Las Ultimas Noticias(in Spanish), June 10, 2006
• Bachelet se reunió con familiares de ruso-norteamericano desaparecido en Chile
  La Nación (in Spanish), June 9, 2006
• Reunión de Bachelet en Washington por caso de desaparecido Weisfeiler
  La Nación (in Spanish), June 7, 2006
• Bachelet in Washington: less about Chávez, more about human rights
  The Santiago Times, June 6, 2006
• After two decades, sister won’t give up search
  Newton TAB, May 17, 2006
• scribble, scribble, scribble... " Boris Weisfeiler"
  by Dale Keiger, posted April 24, 2006
• In Brief: Weisfeiler meeting
  The Santiago Times, April 24, 2006
• Embajador de EEUU se reunió con juez del caso Weisfeiler
  La Nación (in Spanish), April 21, 2006
• Parlamentarios de EEUU solicitan “urgencia” en caso Weisfeiler
  La Nación (in Spanish), April 3, 2006
• Sister Hopes Brother Still Alive in Chile
  CBS News, April 1, 2006
• Gobierno de Estados Unidos demanda aclarar desaparición de Boris Weisfeiler en Dignidad
  La Nación (in Spanish), April 1, 2006
• Matemático desaparecido: Familia Weisfeiler pide información al Ejército
  El Mercurio (in Spanish), March 31, 2006
• EE.UU inicia nueva ofensiva para dar con el paradero de Boris Weisfeiler
  El Mostrador (in Spanish), March 31, 2006
• Press Conference on Boris Weisfeiler Disappearance
  Embassy of the United States of America, March 31, 2006
• Congressman John E. Peterson - Press Release
  March 28, 2006
  (click for congressional letter to President of Chile Michelle Bachelet)
• Olga Weisfeiler as determined as ever in Chile
  The Santiago Times, March 28, 2006
• News release from Weisfeiler Family
  Santiago, March 27, 2006
• Congress pushes again in Weisfeiler case
  CentreDaily.com, March 27, 2006
• New leader to prioritize search for lost professor
  The Collegian (PSU, Pennsylvania), March 17, 2006
• Chile leader, Rice discuss missing PSU professor
  Centre Daily Times, March 16, 2006
• Missing professor sparks new interest
  The Collegian (PSU, Pennsylvania), March 15, 2006
• En proceso - Caso Weisfeiler
  El Mercurio, March 14, 2006
• New hope in mystery of missing professor
  Centre Daily Times, March 12, 2006
• Congresistas de EEUU piden a Rice interceder por Weisfeiler
  La Nación (in Spanish), March 10, 2006
• U.S. congressional leaders ask Rice to urge Bachelet to act on Weisfeiler case
  The Santiago Times, March 10, 2006
• News Release from Congressman Barney Frank
  March 8, 2006
  (click for the letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice)
• Congressman John E. Peterson - Press Release
  March 8, 2006
  (click for the letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice)
• The Government of Chile responded to the U.S. Embassy's diplomatic note regarding the sale of Prof. Weisfeiler’s possessions
  February 3, 2006

2005

• Where is Boris Weisfeiler?
  posted October 31, 2005
• Hay que modernizar la forma en que se enseña inglés
  El Sur, August 5, 2005
• Colonia Dignidad--Germans and Pinochet
  Blogcritics.org, posted on July 13, 2005
• The enigma of Colonia Dignidad
  published in Diario Siete, June 19, 2005
• At Cult's Enclave in Chile, Guns and Intelligence Files
  The New York Times, June 17, 2005
• Weapons arsenal found buried in Chile's ex-Colonia Dignidad
  The Santiago Times, June 17, 2005
• Court "auctioned off" the only evidence of disappeared American Boris Weisfeiler
  La Segunda, June 15, 2005
  (click for Spanish)
• Arrests in Chilean Nazi refuge give hope to missing Jew’s family
  Jewish Telegraphic Agency, June 1, 2005
• Guru of Sadism, Safely in Jail, Leaves Cult to Fend for Itself
  The New York Times, May 16, 2005
• Juez Solís procesará a Paul Schaefer por caso de matemático Boris Weisfeiler
  El Mostrador, March 27, 2005
• Schäfer had hotline to Chile’s Pinochet-era secret police
  The Santiago Times, March 23, 2005
• Juez indaga a Schäfer por caso de matemático desaparecido en 1985
  La Tercera, March 23, 2005
• Caso Weisfeiler: Juez Solís interrogó a Schäfer
  La Nación, March 22, 2005
• Ex-Nazi who found haven in Chile now in court, charged with torture
  Jewish Telegraphic Agency, March 21, 2005
• ¡Qué poca dignidad!
  La Nación, March 20, 2005
• SWC applauds Argentina for capturing Nazi figutive Paul Schaefer; Demands Chile to investigate his connections with Nazi war criminals
  The Simon Wiesenthal Center, March 15, 2005
• Colonia Dignidad and Weisfeiler case
  published in Diario Siete, March 13, 2005

2004

• Looking for Boris
  The Santiago Times on December 3, 2004
• Congressmen Back Colonia Dignidad Probe
  The Santiago Times on December 3, 2004
• Familia de Boris Weisfeiler visito Colonia Dignidad
  La Segunda on December 2, 2004
• Families of victims fly to Chile demanding Colonia Dignidad investigation
  The Santiago Times on November 25, 2004
• Caso Weisfeiler: Ambajador de EE.UU. Se Reunio Con Ministro Solis
  La Segunda, November 29, 2004
• Familiares de extranjeros desaparecidos en ex Colonia Dignidad piden ayuda a Lagos
  La Tercera on November 25, 2004
• Familiares de desparecidos en Colonia Dignidad reclaman justicia al presidente Lagos
  Las Ultimas Noticias on November 21, 2004
• El ocaso de Colonia Dignidad
  Nacion Domingo, Chile on October 3, 2004 (in Spanish) Addendum (in Spanish and English)
• Kennedy, Lagos and Colonia Dignidad
  La Segunda, Chile on July 19, 2004 (in Spanish)
• Help!
  La Nacion, Chile on July 18, 2004
• Search for Information about Missing Math Professor Continues...
  AAAS.org report from June, 2004
• Her Search Goes On
  The Boston Globe on May 5, 2004
• Recuerdos del infierno (Memories of Hell)
  La Nacion on April 11, 2004 (in Spanish)
• Caso Weisfeiler: surge importante testimonio
  La Discusion on March 22, 2004 (in Spanish)
• Team 4: Search for PSU Professor
  first time aired on WTAE channel on March 9, 2004
• Sister of Disappeared U.S. Citizen Renews Search
  The Santigo Times on March 8, 2004
• ¿Ha visto a este hombre? (Did you see this man?)
  PiensaChile.com
• Frenetica busqueda de militar que "dejo" en Dignidad a matematico desaparecido
  La Cuarta on March 6, 2004 (in Spanish)
• Activan búsqueda de B. Weisfeiler
  El Mercurio on March 6, 2004 (in Spanish)
• Sister of missing American asks Chileans for clues
  Reuters AlertNet on March 5, 2004
• EUA procuram desaparecido na ditadura de Pinochet
  TerraNetwork by AFP on March 5, 2004
• EE.UU. apoya busqueda de profesor norteamericano desaparecido en Chile
  El Mercurio online on March 5, 2004
• A Tribute to Boris Weisfeiler
  by American Mathematical Society Notices, January 2004

2003

• Embajador de EE.UU. analizó con juez caso de profesor desaparecido cerca de Dignidad
  Radio Cooperativa, Chile on November 13, 2003 (in Spanish)
• Tracing a Mystery of the Missing in Chile
  The Washington Post, January 18, 2003
• Missing: The Long Search for Boris Weisfeiler
  The PennStater magazine, January 2003

2002

• Chile Sect Thrives Despite Criminal Charges
  New York Times on December 30, 2002
• Familia de estadounidense pedirá el cierre de Colonia Dignidad
  El Mostrador, December 5, 2002
• Hermana de desaparecido en Colonia Dignidad pide justicia
  TVN 24Horas.cl, Chile on December 6, 2002 (in Spanish)
• Family of missing American will request the closing of Colonia Dignidad
  Radio Cooperativa, Chile on December 5, 2002 (in Spanish)
• Missing: The Tragic Case of Boris Weisfeiler
  The Jerusalem Report on October 21, 2002
• Missing 2: El último secreto de colonia dignidad
  Book review El Mostrador, Chile on October 15, 2002 (in Spanish) (click for English)
• El último secreto de la Colonia Dignidad
  Book review 2002 (in Spanish)
• Die Akte Boris Weisfeiler
  IDRG, June 2002 (in German)
• Quest for secret files
  LatinamericaPRESS.com on June 3, 2002.
• Chilean Mystery: Clues to Vanished American
  New York Times on May 19, 2002.
• Juez Guzmán tras la huella de Boris Weisfeiler
  La Nación (in Spanish), March 15, 2002

2001

• Reabren caso de muerte de suboficial del Ejército
  El Mostrador, Chile on July 31, 2001 (in Spanish) (click for English)
• Diputado Ulloa defiende a ex ''Colonia Dignidad''
  Diario El Sur, Concepcion, Chile on February 13, 2001

2000

• Caso de Boris Weisfeiler es de ''alta prioridad'' para Embajada de EE.UU.
  El Mostrador, Chile on December 6, 2000 (in Spanish) (click for English)
• Juez Guzmán se reunió con familiares de norteamericano desaparecido
  Emol.cl on December 5, 2000 (in Spanish)
• Weisfeiler Family Seeks New Judge
  source: La Nacion, Chile on October 5, 2000
• I am fighting for his life
  The National Post, Toronto, Canada on September 21, 2000
• Piecing together PA. man's fate
  The Philadelphia Inquirer on August 28, 2000
• Memo de la CIA sobre la desaparición de Boris Weisfeiler
  El Mostrador, Chile on July 1, 2000 (in Spanish)
• FBI Spied on American Killed Under Pinochet
  The San Francisco Chronicle (The New York Times), July 1, 2000
• Documents Released On Chilean Slayings
  The Washington Post, June 30, 2000
• U.S. Asks Chile for Probe on Deaths of American Citizens Under Pinochet
  The San Francisco Chronicle (the Washington Post), June 19, 2000

1990

• University math professor still missing after 5 years
  Daily Collegian, March 30, 1990

1988

• Political prisoners
  Daily Collegian, June 21, 1988
• Chile Colony of the Damned
  Time magazine, May 16, 1988

1987

• No time for silence
  Daily Collegian, April 15, 1987
• Campus groups escalate search for prof
  Daily Collegian, April 13, 1987

1986

• U.S. Presses Case of Missing Professor
  The Washington Post, July 1, 1986

 

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