Simon Wiesenthal
Simon Wiesenthal · Civil Rights & Human Rights
Holocaust survivor who spent decades documenting Nazi crimes and bringing perpetrators to justice, founding the Jewish Documentation Center.
1908, Buchach, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine) — 2005, Vienna, Austria
Vienna, Austria
Simon Wiesenthal is recognized among Jewish contributors to Civil Rights & Human Rights — Holocaust survivor who spent decades documenting Nazi crimes and bringing perpetrators to justice, founding the Jewish Documentation Center.
Simon Wiesenthal was a Jewish Holocaust survivor who lost most of his family in the Shoah and devoted the rest of his life to documenting Nazi crimes and bringing perpetrators to justice. He founded the Jewish Documentation Center in Vienna and helped track numerous war criminals. He became the world's best-known 'Nazi hunter' and a voice for remembrance and accountability.
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Holocaust survivor who spent decades documenting Nazi crimes and bringing perpetrators to justice, founding the Jewish Documentation Center.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Wiesenthal
