Description

Simon Wiesenthal Center, New York. Published date: 1983. Softcover, 1 volume (unpaged); 28 cm. Black and white photographic illustrations throughout. In good+ condition. Stiff white paper covers with blind embossed medallion portrait and blue printed border. Covers show light overall toning, faint surface soiling, and mild edge wear, with a 1/4" chip to the back cover near the top of the spine and a small soiled spot at the bottom of the back cover. Binding sound. Interior pages clean and unmarked, with light age toning. Commemorative tribute volume published in honor of Simon Wiesenthal on the occasion of his 75th birthday, issued in conjunction with a formal tribute event held in Los Angeles, California. This 1983 Los Angeles edition represents the earliest widely cataloged issue of the work and reflects the Simon Wiesenthal Center's formative period as a West Coast based Holocaust remembrance and human rights institution, prior to later tribute editions issued for subsequent events. The volume presents a biographical narrative of Wiesenthal's life and legacy as a Holocaust survivor, humanitarian, and advocate for justice, tracing his early life in Galicia, survival of Nazi concentration camps, and postwar efforts to document Nazi crimes and pursue accountability, including his role in the identification of Adolf Eichmann. Illustrated with documentary photographs, portraits, and historical images, the publication combines institutional tribute with historical reflection and moral commentary characteristic of early 1980s American Holocaust commemoration. Issued for distribution to event attendees and institutional supporters, it functions as both a memorial publication and a record of the Simon Wiesenthal Center's early public mission.