On the recordSeptember 21, 2005
I rise today to honor Holocaust survivor and freedom advocate Simon Wiesenthal. An extraordinary man of courage, he believed there can be no freedom without justice. Dedicating his life to this pursuit, he was responsible for finding and bringing to trial over 1,100 Nazi war criminals. A survivor of several different concentration camps through the course of World War II, he was finally liberated May 5, 1945. Sadly, most of his family had perished in the camps, over 89 persons. However, he cherished their memories and was strengthened with purpose. In an interview years later he said, ``I want to be their mouthpiece. I want to keep their memory alive, to make sure the dead live on in that memory.'' Simon Wiesenthal is a legendary example of what a person with a vision and a will can do. They can change the world. ____________________
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