He demanded public trials. not secret executions. He made sure society would remember those crimes against humanity so that future purveyors of ethnic cleansing would know that they could never escape retribution. Mr. Wiesenthal earned the respect of those throughout the world. having many honors and awards bestowed upon him. He received decorations from the Austrian and French resistance movements. the Dutch Freedom Medal. the Luxembourg Freedom Medal. the United Nations League for the Help of Refugees Award. the French Legion of Honor and the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal which was presented to him by President James Carter in 1980. Mr.
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