Wiesenthal

American  

[wee-suhn-thahl, ‑-thawl, vee-zuhn-tahl] / ˈwi sənˌθɑl, ‑ˌθɔl, vi zənˌtɑl /

noun

1. Simon, 1908–2005, Austrian Holocaust survivor and hunter of Nazi war criminals.

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Wiesenthal British  

/ ˈviːzənˌtɑːl /

noun

1. Simon. 1908–2005, Austrian investigator of Nazi war crimes. A survivor of the concentration camps, he was active since 1945 in documenting Nazi crimes against the Jews, tracking down their perpetrators, and assisting surviving victims

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Wiesenthal

But in a court filing last week, UBS requested a judge’s order to ban the Simon Wiesenthal Center and other Jewish groups that participated in the settlement from questioning the settlement’s validity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

The Hollywood power player made the remarks during the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s gala in Beverly Hills, where he accepted the Jewish organization’s Humanitarian Award, its highest honor.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2024

The Simon Wiesenthal Center was honoring Emanuel, the superagent satirized by Jeremy Piven in the HBO show “Entourage,” with its Humanitarian Award at a gala in Beverly Hills.

From New York Times ● May 23, 2024

It prompted the Simon Wiesenthal Centre to take to social media again criticising Ben & Jerry's.

From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2024

We went into the garden of our hotel in the Wiesenthal one day, and found the basin of the fountain there crammed with live trout.

From Home Life in Germany by Sidgwick, Alfred, Mrs.