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Edition 35 (2023) Winner
Josef Lewkowicz
ヨーゼフ・レフコヴィチ
Yōzefu Refukovich i
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1926-03-15 （a shtetl in southeast Poland）
- Died
- 2024-12-26 （Jerusalem） age 98
- Nationality
- Polish
- Languages
- Polish, English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Poland → South America → Canada, Montreal → Israel, Jerusalem
Career
- Occupations
- Holocaust survivor, Nazi hunter, Diamond dealer
- Active Years
- 1942-2024
- Memberships
- JRoots
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Survivor
2023 MemoirA memoir detailing his experiences as a Holocaust survivor and his postwar activities as a Nazi hunter.
HolocaustNazi huntingSurvival
Adaptations
- [Documentary] The Survivor’s Revenge (2019)
Bibliography
- The Survivor
Adaptations
- Documentary 'The Survivor’s Revenge' (2019)
Translations of Works
- Translated into 12 languages
Legacy
Known as a Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter who tracked and identified Nazi war criminal Amon Göth and others. Published memoir 'The Survivor' and engaged in testimony activities.
In Popular Culture
- Featured in documentaries
Quotes
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I recognized him right away ... I saw that murderer's face, I knew it very, very well.
Source: CBC interview (2023)
Trivia
- Regretted having his Auschwitz tattoo removed.
- Rescued 600 hidden Jewish children.