[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[House]
[Pages 20724-20725]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   ON THE PASSING OF SIMON WIESENTHAL

  (Mr. LANTOS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LANTOS. Madam Speaker, today the world lost Simon Wiesenthal, the 
conscience of the Holocaust, who labored heroically for decades to make 
certain that history will not forget that nightmare nor let its 
perpetrators escape justice.
  He did it, as he said, not just for Holocaust victims like himself, 
but for his grandchildren, for if one generation's criminals go 
unpunished, their descendents will conclude that they too can get away 
with murder.
  Simon Wiesenthal was also a personal friend. He inspired my wife, 
Annette, in her efforts to gain recognition for another giant of 
righteousness, Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who saved the 
lives of tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews during the Nazi era.
  Annette and I will miss our visits with Simon Wiesenthal, but he has 
left us a proud legacy through his vigilance, bravery, and commitment 
to justice.

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