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 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

The Museum of Tolerance describes itself as the educational arm of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, the Jewish human rights organization named for a renowned Nazi hunter.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2023

"Camp of Wiesenthal" they call it; Village of Wiesenthal with bogs, on the left, being his head-quarters; Village of Waghausel, down near the River, a five miles distance, being his limit on the right.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 09 by Thomas Carlyle