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American-born Israeli historian and Nazi hunter (born 1948) Efraim Zuroff ( ; born August 5, 1948) is an American-born Israeli historian and Nazi hunter who has played a key role in bringing indicted Nazi and fascist war criminals to trial. Zuroff, the director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center office in Jerusalem , is the coordinator of Nazi war crimes research worldwide for the Wiesenthal Center and the author of its annual "Status Report" on the worldwide investigation and prosecution of Nazi war criminals which includes a list of most-wanted Nazi war criminals .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Efraim Zuroff (born August 5, 1948 in New York ) is an Israeli historian of American origin, who has played an important role in the efforts to bring Nazi war criminals to justice during the past 28 years, thereby earning the title of "the last Nazi hunter". Zuroff is the director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center office in Jerusalem , is the coordinator of Nazi war crimes research worldwide for the Wiesenthal Center and the author of its annual (since 2001) "Status Report" on the worldwide investigation and prosecution of Nazi war criminals. He is especially notable for having been involved in the exposure, extradition to Croatia, and conviction in Zagreb of former Jasenovac commandant Dinko Šakić , who was found living in Argentina .
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Efraim Zuroff (born August 5, 1948) is an American-born Israeli historian and Nazi hunter who has played a key role in bringing indicted Nazi and fascist war criminals to trial.Zuroff, the director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center office in Jerusalem , is the coordinator of Nazi war crimes research worldwide for the Wiesenthal Center and the author of its annual "Status Report" on the worldwide investigation and prosecution of Nazi war criminals which includes a list of "most wanted" Nazi war criminals .
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Efraim Zuroff ( ; born August 5, 1948) is an American-born Israeli historian and Nazi hunter who has played a key role in bringing indicted Nazi and fascist war criminals to trial. Zuroff, the director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center office in Jerusalem , is the coordinator of Nazi war crimes research worldwide for the Wiesenthal Center and the author of its annual "Status Report" on the worldwide investigation and prosecution of Nazi war criminals which includes a list of "most wanted" Nazi war criminals .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
American-born Israeli historian and Nazi hunter (born 1948) Efraim Zuroff ( Hebrew : אפרים זורוף ; born August 5, 1948) is an American-born Israeli historian and Nazi hunter who has played a key role in bringing Nazi and fascist war criminals to trial. Zuroff, director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center office in Jerusalem , is the coordinator of Nazi war crimes research worldwide for the Wiesenthal Center and the author of its annual "Status Report" on the worldwide investigation and prosecution of Nazi war criminals which includes a list of most-wanted Nazi war criminals .
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israeli historian of american origin
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american-born israeli historian and nazi hunter who has played a key role in bringing nazi and fascist war crim
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