Serge Klarsfeld
Awards & Honours
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Awards Won
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Honours
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Covers
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Records
Serge Klarsfeld's achievements are extraordinary in their scope and moral weight. His 'Memorial to the Jews Deported from France' is a monumental work, listing over 80,000 victims, a painstaking act of remembrance that has become the definitive record. His legal efforts helped convict Klaus Barbie and Maurice Papon, bringing some of the worst Nazi criminals to justice. The Elie Wiesel Award, the highest honor from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, recognizes his lifelong dedication. His work has ensured that the victims are not forgotten and that their murderers face accountability.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Elie Wiesel Award
Highest honor of the Museum, awarded for decades of Holocaust documentation and justice.
French Legion of Honour
France's highest order of merit, recognizing service to the nation's memory and justice.
Magazine Covers
Le Monde
January 27, 2024
Nazi hunter Serge Klarsfeld no longer considers the French far right as an enemy
The Washington Post
March 17, 2024
The audacious scheme to capture SS officer Kurt Lischka
Tablet Magazine
November 29, 2012
Nazi Hunter Serge Klarsfeld Has Outlived Targets Like Klaus Barbie, But His Work Is Far From Over
Jerusalem Post / JTA
April 30, 2019
Famed Nazi hunters Beate and Serge Klarsfeld: It feels like the 1930s
Records & Feats
Compiled the definitive record of French Jewish Holocaust victims
His 'Memorial to the Jews Deported from France' lists over 80,000 victims with personal details.