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My Take
Wiesenthal is one of those rare figures whose moral weight only grows with time. What moves me most is the pivot: a trained architect who could have rebuilt his life quietly instead spent decades insisting the world not forget. He pursued the guilty not out of vengeance but out of a stubborn fidelity to memory and the dead, and the cascade of honors he received only confirms how singular that mission was. I admire the patience of it most of all. From a small town in Ukraine, one survivor turned remembrance itself into a lifelong vocation, and that quiet persistence still humbles me.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Simon Wiesenthal
- Name (Japanese)
- サイモン・ヴィーゼンタール
- Reading
- さいもん・ゔぃーぜんたーる
- Born
- December 31, 1908 – September 20, 2005
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Monkey
- Origin
- Buchach, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- Nazis hunter / autobiographer / architect / advocate / opinion journalist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- 2005 Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
- Order of the White Lion 3rd Class
- 2000 Presidential Medal of Freedom
- 1992 Erasmus Prize
- Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Simon Wiesenthal born?
December 31, 1908 – September 20, 2005.
Where is Simon Wiesenthal from?
Simon Wiesenthal is from Buchach, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.
What does Simon Wiesenthal do?
Simon Wiesenthal works as Nazis hunter, autobiographer, architect, advocate, opinion journalist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.