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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.


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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In Brooklyn federal court, UBS has a different message for the Jewish organization that asked for the Credit Suisse probe in 2020, the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 3, 2026

On Thursday, the group, the Simon Wiesenthal Center, said that the timing of the comments — while Emanuel was receiving the highest honor it bestows — was not appropriate.

From New York Times May 23, 2024

“We are grateful that the United States judicial system recognized and validated our First Amendment right to confront and speak out against anti-Semitism,” said the Wiesenthal Center’s Rabbi Abraham Cooper in a statement Monday.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2024

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

From BBC Jan. 16, 2024

"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 Carlyle, Thomas

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