Simon Wiesenthal's Moral Courage

“The history of man is the history of crimes, and history can repeat. So information is a defense. Through this we can build, we must build, a defense against repetition” (Wiesenthal). Simon Wiesenthal has shown moral courage throughout his life, whether it comes from growing up or what he has become. He is a Jewish Austrian survivor of the holocaust and deciated is time to gathering information and tracking down fugitive Nazi war criminals such as Adolf Eichmann. By seeking justice and not revenge, he inspired many people with courage and respect and has the courage to face up about the truth of the involvement of the Nazi’s. By examining his time in the holocaust, and his display of moral courage, it is clear that Wiesenthal displayed great moral courage during his life. Simon Wiesenthal Was born in Buczacz, Galicia, on December …show more content…
Wiesenthal was a great hero for everyone, he was always fighting for himself and others no matter the numerous threats and insulting letters he had received. Wiesenthal led one of the 20th century’s great lives. His moral authority in matters concerning the destruction of the European Jews was immeasurable. Governments, security agencies and lonely survivors turned their eyes to him when no one else had information or a sympathetic ear. He wrote eleven different books so that the new generation can discover his life in careful tellings. Simon Wiesenthal has set a new perspective on everything to me, all the different complications truly displays the moral courage Wiesenthal has. Wiesenthal was and still is a inspirational man. All his time he had spent in the concentration camps, the moral courage he showed fighting for himself, and his good deeds have truly affected others. Wiesenthal once said “For your benefit, learn for our tragedy. It is not a written law that the next victims must be Jews. It can also be other