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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.

View towards event participants. Awarding ceremony of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2021 at the Parliament in the Hofburg, 11 May 2022.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.