Simon Wiesenthal

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Simon Wiesenthal was the legendary ‘Nazi hunter’, a Holocaust survivor who dedicated his life to the punishment of Nazi criminals. A hero in the eyes of many, he was also attacked for his unrelenting pursuit of the past, when others preferred to forget. For this definitive biography, Tom Segev has obtained access to Wiesenthal’s hundreds of thousands of private papers and to sixteen archives, including records of the U.S., Israeli, Polish and East German secret services. Segev is able to reveal the intriguing secrets of Wiesenthal’s life, including his stunning role in the capture of Adolf Eichmann, his controversial investigative techniques, his unlikely friendships with Kurt Waldheim and Albert Speer, and the nature of his rivalry with Elie Wiesel.Tom Segev has written a brilliant character study of a ‘hunter’ who was driven by his own memories to ensure that the destruction of European Jewry never be forgotten.

Additional information

Weight 0.488 kg
Dimensions 3 × 15.3 × 23.4 cm
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Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

496

Publisher

Year Published

2017-11-30

Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

1787330249

About The Author

Tom Segev, who writes a weekly column in Ha'aretz, Israel's leading daily newspaper, is the author of The Seventh Million, The Israelis and the Holocaust and other groundbreaking books, including One Palestine, Complete, which was one of the New York Times' ten best books of 2000. He lives in Jerusalem.