Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Simon Wiesenthal (1908-2005) Rest in Peace

USAToday: Simon Wiesenthal, the Holocaust survivor who helped track down numerous Nazi war criminals following WWII and spent the later decades of his life fighting anti-Semitism and prejudice against all people, died early Tuesday. He was 96 yrs old. Wiesenthal spent more than 50 yrs hunting Nazi war criminals, speaking out against neo-Nazism and racism, and remembering the Jewish experience as a lesson for humanity. Through his work, he said, some 1,100 Nazi war criminals were brought to justice. "When history looks back I want people to know the Nazis weren't able to kill millions of people and get away with it," he once said. Rest in peace Mr. Wiesenthal, and may you finally be surrounded by beauty, generosity and kindness, all of which were absent during your horrific Holocaust life experiences.
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