Simon Wiesenthal died Today in his sleep at his Vienna home at age 96.
President Bush said history will always remember Wiesenthal:
Laura and I are saddened by the death of Simon Wiesenthal, a tireless and passionate advocate who devoted his life to tracking down Nazi killers and promoting freedom. Simon Wiesenthal lost 89 relatives in the Holocaust, yet he survived the death camps himself. He gathered intelligence to be used in war crimes trials and also passed on important information that led to the conviction of Adolf Eichmann. Throughout his long career, he relentlessly pursued those responsible for some of the most horrific crimes against humanity the world has ever known. Simon Wiesenthal fought for justice, and history will always remember him.
Wiesenthal spent more than 50 years hunting Nazi war criminals, speaking out against neo-Nazism and racism, and remembering the Jewish experience as a lesson for humanity.
According to the Associated Press, Wiesenthal estimated he helped bring some 1,100 Nazi war criminals 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.
Wiesenthal had been so fearful of being sent back
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Posted by: Observer | Saturday, September 24, 2005 at 09:45 AM