Prime Minister eulogizes at Simon Weisenthal's stone-setting

[Behind the Aegis]

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert eulogized Simon Wiesenthal at the Nazi-hunter's stone-setting nine months after he passed away.

The grave finally received a tombstone as his wife Tzila's remains were brought to Israel to be laid next to Wiesenthal.

As opposed to the burial, when controversially no senior politician came to the ceremony, the stone-setting was attended by Olmert as well as Knesset (Israel’s Parliament) Member Yaakov Edri.

Olmert spoke of their shared hatred of anti-Semitism.

"The mark left by people like Wiesenthal stays with us forever. The matter of anti-Semitism bothered him very much, as it bothers me. Wiesenthal’s dynasty will always be with the State of Israel,” he said.

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