Balta1701 Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 I didn't see anyone else having posted this, and I think it's fairly important, so here it is. Simon Wiesenthal, the man probably most famous for capturing Adolf Eichmann (the architect of the Nazi's effort to exterminate the Jews) died earlier this week at the age of 96. During his life, he helped track down and capture over 1000 former Nazis and bring them to justice. A Holocaust survivor himself, he was a tireless advocate working to prevent people from forgetting what was done to the Jews by the Nazis. The link above is a massive obituary. Learn more about him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Heard that on NPR yesterday, but with the strange board obsession with monkeys yesterday I forgot to post it. I just went to the Holocaust Museum in Naples, FL, last week (an informative but thoroughly gut wrenching experience) and they had a big chunk of stuff on Wiesenthal. A lot of stuff I never knew before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1549 Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 I find the Israeli hunt of the nazi guys really fascinating. From what I have read the Nazi hunters were bad ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Gleason Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Psshaw...yeah...what good did he ever do??? RIP man, and know you did a wonderful service to the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Gleason Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Good lord, that obituary is an amazing read!!! I might need to get his books. What an amazing life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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