Though he weighed only 100 Ibs when he was liberated from the notorious Mauthausen concentration camp. Wiesenthal soon began the enormous task of compiling evidence against Nazi war criminals. Even before the war ended. Wiesenthal was working with the U.S. Army to gather evidence to be used in future war crimes trials. Wiesenthal also came to the aid of refugees who survived the war by serving as the head of the Jewish Central Committee of the United States Zone in Austria. This marked the beginning of a long career dedicated to pursuing those who helped perpetrate the Holocaust. While the world tried to forget the tragedy that had unfolded through much of Europe.
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