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Awarding of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022

The award ceremony took place on 13 March 2023 at 6.00 pm in the Austrian Parliament.

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Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022

Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

Presenter Lisa Gadenstätter, ORF. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

Opening remarks by National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

Opening remarks by National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

Opening remarks by National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

Opening remarks by National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

Opening remarks by National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

Reading by Martina Ebm. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

Reading by Martina Ebm. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

Music by Jasmin Meiri-Brauer and Jannis Raptis. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

Award presentation by Brigitte Bailer, University of Vienna. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

From left: National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka, Simon Wiesenthal Prize Laureate 2022 Waltraud Barton, Brigitte Bailer, University of Vienna. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

Simon Wiesenthal Prize Laureate 2022 Waltraud Barton. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

Award presentation by Oskar Deutsch, President of the Jewish Community of Vienna. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

From left: National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka, Simon Wiesenthal Prize Laureate 2022 Dajani Daoudi, President of the Jewish Community Vienna Oskar Deutsch. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

Simon Wiesenthal Prize Laureate 2022 Dajani Daoudi. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

Award presentation by Katharina von Schnurbein, EU Commission, jury chairwoman. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

From left: National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka, Simon Wiesenthal Prize Laureate 2022 Zikaron BaSalon, Katharina von Schnurbein, EU Commission. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

Simon Wiesenthal Prize Laureate 2022 Zikaron BaSalon. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

Lucia Heilman, contemporary eyewitness. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

Racheli Kreisberg, granddaughter of Simon Wiesenthal. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

Interview with contemporary eyewitnesses, from left: Lisa Gadenstätter, ORF, Lucia Heilman, contemporary eyewitness, Racheli Kreisberg, granddaughter of Simon Wiesenthal, Katharina von Schnurbein, EU Commission. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

Interview with contemporary eyewitnesses, from left: Lisa Gadenstätter, ORF, Lucia Heilman, contemporary eyewitness, Racheli Kreisberg, granddaughter of Simon Wiesenthal, Katharina von Schnurbein, EU Commission. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

Lisa Gadenstätter, ORF. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

Katharina von Schnurbein, EU Commission. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

Special tribute to the contemporary eyewitnesses by Secretary General of the National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism Hannah Lessing. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

From left: Secretary General of the National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism Hannah Lessing, Lucia Heilman, contemporary eyewitness, National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

From left: National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka, Wanda Albinska, contemporary eyewitness, Secretary General of the National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism Hannah Lessing. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

From left: National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka, Tswi Herschel contemporary eyewitness, Secretary General of the National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism Hannah Lessing. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

From left: National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka, Lucia Heilman, contemporary eyewitness, Tswi Herschel, contemporary eyewitness, Wanda Albinska, contemporary eyewitness, Secretary General of the National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism Hannah Lessing. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

From left: Secretary General of the National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism Hannah Lessing, National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka, Lucia Heilman, contemporary eyewitness, Tswi Herschel, contemporary eyewitness, Wanda Albinska, contemporary eyewitness, Lisa Gadenstätter, ORF. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

From left: Wanda Albinska, contemporary eyewitness, Lisa Gadenstätter, ORF. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

From left: Lisa Gadenstätter, ORF, Lucia Heilman, contemporary eyewitness. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

From left: Lisa Gadenstätter, ORF, Tswi Herschel, contemporary eyewitness. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

From left: contemporary eyewitnesses Lucia Heilman, Tswi Herschel and Wanda Albinska. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

From left: Vice President of the World Jewish Congress, Ariel Muzicant, Brigitte Bailer, University of Vienna, President of the Jewish Community Vienna Oskar Deutsch, National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka, Katharina von Schnurbein, EU Commission, jury member Barbara Stelzl-Marx. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

From left: Vice President of the World Jewish Congress Ariel Muzicant, Brigitte Bailer, University of Vienna, Lucia Heilman, contemporary eyewitness, President of the Jewish Community Vienna Oskar Deutsch, Katharina von Schnurbein, EU Commission, National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka, jury member Barbara Stelzl-Marx, Racheli Kreisberg, granddaughter of Simon Wiesenthal, Secretary General of the National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism Hannah Lessing, Tswi Herschel, contemporary eyewitness. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

From left: Vice President of the World Jewish Congress Ariel Muzicant, Brigitte Bailer, University of Vienna, Simon Wiesenthal Prize Laureate 2022 Waltraud Barton, President of the Jewish Community Vienna Oskar Deutsch, Katharina von Schnurbein, EU Commission, National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka, jury member Barbara Stelzl-Marx, Racheli Kreisberg, granddaughter of Simon Wiesenthal. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

From left: Vice President of the World Jewish Congress Ariel Muzicant, Brigitte Bailer, University of Vienna, President of the Jewish Community Vienna Oskar Deutsch, Simon Wiesenthal Prize Laureate 2022 Dajani Daoudi, Katharina von Schnurbein, EU Commission, jury member Barbara Stelzl-Marx, Racheli Kreisberg, granddaughter of Simon Wiesenthal, National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

From left: Brigitte Bailer, University of Vienna, Simon Wiesenthal Prize Laureate 2022 Zikaron BaSalon, President of the Jewish Community Vienna Oskar Deutsch, Katharina von Schnurbein, EU Commission, jury member Barbara Stelzl-Marx, Racheli Kreisberg, granddaughter of Simon Wiesenthal, National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka, Vice President of the World Jewish Congress Ariel Muzicant. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

From left: Simon Wiesenthal Prize Laureate 2022 Dajani Daoudi, Simon Wiesenthal Prize Laureate 2022 Waltraud Barton, Brigitte Bailer, University of Vienna, Simon Wiesenthal Prize Laureate 2022 Zikaron BaSalon, President of the Jewish Community Vienna Oskar Deutsch, Katharina von Schnurbein, EU Commission, jury member Barbara Stelzl-Marx, Racheli Kreisberg, granddaughter of Simon Wiesenthal, National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka, Lucia Heilman, contemporary eyewitness, Vice President of the World Jewish Congress Ariel Muzicant, Tswi Herschel, contemporary eyewitness, Secretary General of the National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism Hannah Lessing. Award ceremony for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2022, Parliament, 13 March 2023.

Awarding of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2021

The award ceremony took place on 11 May 2022 at 7.30 pm in the Großer Redoutensaal in the Parliament in the Hofburg.

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From left: Oskar Deutsch, Claudia Kuretsidis-Haider, Katharina von Schnurbein, Karl Pfeifer, National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka, Barbara Stelzl-Marx, Ariel Muzicant, Levi Salomon. Awarding ceremony of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2021 at the Parliament in the Hofburg, 11 May 2022. (c) Parlamentsdirektion/Johannes Zinner

View towards event participants. Awarding ceremony of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2021 at the Parliament in the Hofburg, 11 May 2022. (c) Parlamentsdirektion/Arman Rastegar

Levi Salomon of the Jewish Forum for Democracy and Against Anti-Semitism at the lectern. Awarding ceremony of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2021 at the Parliament in the Hofburg, 11 May 2022. (c) Parlamentsdirektion/Arman Rastegar

Chair of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize jury Katharina von Schnurbein at the lectern. Awarding ceremony of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2021 at the Parliament in the Hofburg, 11 May 2022. (c) Parlamentsdirektion/Arman Rastegar

From left: Member of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize jury Barbara Stelzl-Marx and Claudia Kuretsidis-Haider from the Central Austrian Investigative Office for Post-War Justice. Awarding ceremony of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2021 at the Parliament in the Hofburg, 11 May 2022. (c) Parlamentsdirektion/Arman Rastegar

From left: Secretary General of the National Fund Hannah Lessing, moderator Rebekka Salzer, IKG President and member of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize jury Oskar Deutsch. Awarding ceremony of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2021 at the Parliament in the Hofburg, 11 May 2022. (c) Parlamentsdirektion/Arman Rastegar

Professor Emeritus of Contemporary History at the University of Vienna Gerhard Botz on the person Simon Wiesenthal. Awarding ceremony of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2021 at the Parliament in the Hofburg, 11 May 2022. (c) Parlamentsdirektion/Johannes Zinner

From left: Secretary General of the National Fund Hannah Lessing, moderator Rebekka Salzer, IKG President and member of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize jury Oskar Deutsch. Awarding ceremony of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2021 at the Parliament in the Hofburg, 11 May 2022. (c) Parlamentsdirektion/Arman Rastegar

View towards event participants. In picture from left: Katharina von Schnurbein, Ambassador Mordechai Rodgold and National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka. Awarding ceremony of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2021 at the Parliament in the Hofburg, 11 May 2022. (c) Parlamentsdirektion/Arman Rastegar

Musical background: Ethel Merhaut (right) and Béla Korény at the piano. Awarding ceremony of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2021 at the Parliament in the Hofburg, 11 May 2022. (c) Parlamentsdirektion/Arman Rastegar

President of the National Council Wolfgang Sobotka at the lectern. Awarding ceremony of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2021 at the Parliament in the Hofburg, 11 May 2022. (c) Parlamentsdirektion/Arman Rastegar

From left: President of the National Council Wolfgang Sobotka and Claudia Kuretsidis-Haider from the Post-War Justice Research Centre. Awarding ceremony of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2021 at the Parliament in the Hofburg, 11 May 2022. (c) Parlamentsdirektion/Arman Rastegar

Claudia Kuretsidis-Haider from the Post-War Justice Research Centre at the lectern. Awarding ceremony of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2021 at the Parliament in the Hofburg, 11 May 2022. (c) Parlamentsdirektion/Arman Rastegar

Member of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize jury Ariel Muzicant at the lectern. Awarding ceremony of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2021 at the Parliament in the Hofburg, 11 May 2022. (c) Parlamentsdirektion/Arman Rastegar

From left: President of the National Council Wolfgang Sobotka, Levi Salomon Jewish representing the Jewish Forum for Democracy and Against Anti-Semitism, member of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize jury Ariel Muzicant. Awarding ceremony of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2021 at the Parliament in the Hofburg, 11 May 2022. (c) Parlamentsdirektion/Arman Rastegar

From left: President of the National Council Wolfgang Sobotka, Karl Pfeifer and Katharina von Schnurbein. Awarding ceremony of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2021 at the Parliament in the Hofburg, 11 May 2022. (c) Parlamentsdirektion/Arman Rastegar

From left: Ethel Merhaut, Béla Korény and National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka. Awarding ceremony of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2021 at the Parliament in the Hofburg, 11 May 2022. (c) Parlamentsdirektion/Arman Rastegar

From left: Oskar Deutsch, Claudia Kuretsidis-Haider, Katharina von Schnurbein, Karl Pfeifer, National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka, Barbara Stelzl-Marx, Ariel Muzicant, Levi Salomon. Awarding ceremony of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2021 at the Parliament in the Hofburg, 11 May 2022. (c) Parlamentsdirektion/Arman Rastegar

From left: Oskar Deutsch, Claudia Kuretsidis-Haider, Katharina von Schnurbein, Karl Pfeifer, National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka, Barbara Stelzl-Marx, Ariel Muzikant, Levi Salomon. Awarding ceremony of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2021 at the Parliament in the Hofburg, 11 May 2022. (c) Parlamentsdirektion/Arman Rastegar

From left: Representative Borussia Dortmund, Oskar Deutsch, Hannah Lessing, Representative Borussia Dortmund, Claudia Kuretsidis-Haider, Katharina von Schnurbein, Karl Pfeifer, Barbara Stelzl-Marx, Gerhard Botz, President of the National Council Wolfgang Sobotka, Ariel Muzicant, Levi Salomon, Nikoline Hansen. Awarding ceremony of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2021 at the Parliament in the Hofburg, 11 May 2022. (c) Parlamentsdirektion/Arman Rastegar

President of the National Council Wolfgang Sobotka in conversation with Karl Pfeifer (left). Awarding ceremony of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2021 at the Parliament in the Hofburg, 11 May 2022. (c) Parlamentsdirektion/Arman Rastegar

From left: Oskar Deutsch, Claudia Kuretsidis-Haider, Katharina von Schnurbein, Karl Pfeifer, National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka, Barbara Stelzl-Marx, Ariel Muzikant, Levi Salomon. Awarding ceremony of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2021 at the Parliament in the Hofburg, 11 May 2022. (c) Parlamentsdirektion/Johannes Zinner

From left: Oskar Deutsch, Hannah Lessing, Claudia Kuretsidis-Haider, Katharina von Schnurbein, Karl Pfeifer, Barbara Stelzl-Marx, Gerhard Botz, National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka, Ariel Muzicant, Levi Salomon, Nikoline Hansen. Awarding ceremony of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2021 at the Parliament in the Hofburg, 11 May 2022. (c) Parlamentsdirektion/Johannes Zinner

From left: Representative Borussia Dortmund, Oskar Deutsch, Hannah Lessing, Representative Borussia Dortmund, Claudia Kuretsidis-Haider, Katharina von Schnurbein, Karl Pfeifer, Barbara Stelzl-Marx, Gerhard Botz, President of the National Council Wolfgang Sobotka, Ariel Muzikant, Levi Salomon, Nikoline Hansen. Awarding ceremony of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2021 at the Parliament in the Hofburg, 11 May 2022. (c) Parlamentsdirektion/Johannes Zinner