Serge Klarsfeld

French political activist

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Serge Klarsfeld is an internationally recognized French political activist, noted for his anti-Nazi and pro-Israel activities. Born to a Jewish family, Klarsfeld experienced the horrors of the Nazi regime firsthand, with his father arrested and eventually disappearing in the Auschwitz death camp.1

Klarsfeld, along with his wife Beate, has dedicated his life to exposing and bringing to justice former Nazi criminals. They have campaigned tirelessly to publicize the pasts of Nazis and wartime collaborators, leading to resignations from high posts and the prosecution of individuals like Klaus Barbie. The couple's work, funded by the Beate Klarsfeld Foundation, has involved numerous demonstrations and campaigns, often at personal risk.12

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Beate and Serge Klarsfeld
…to study French, and met Serge Klarsfeld, whom she married in 1963. Serge, a French Jew, had suffered under the Nazis—he, his mother, and his sister having hidden from the Gestapo in Nice in 1943 as his father was arrested, eventually to disappear in the death camp of Auschwitz. Serge…
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…to study French, and met Serge Klarsfeld, whom she married in 1963. Serge, a French Jew, had suffered under the Nazis—he, his mother, and his sister having hidden from the Gestapo in Nice in 1943 as his father was arrested, eventually to disappear in the death camp of Auschwitz. Serge…
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