2024-03-12 21:38:06
In addition to the winners, contemporary witnesses from six countries were also honored
Vienna (PK) – The dialogue project “LIKRAT – Let’s talk!” was awarded the main prize of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize 2023 in Parliament this evening. National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka and jury chair Katharina von Schnurbein presented the main prize worth 15,000 euros to the dialogue project. This brings together Jewish and non-Jewish teenagers and young adults with the aim of dismantling anti-Semitic and anti-Jewish stereotypes and generating a pluralistic consciousness.
Further prizes go to Spain and Austria
Asociación Cultural Mota de Judíos from Spain received the prize for civil society commitment once morest anti-Semitism. The Spanish village of Castrillo Matajudios – which roughly translates to “fortress that kills Jews” – officially changed its name back to its pre-1632 name, Castrillo Mota de Judíos (Jews’ Hill), in 2015 following a referendum and the approval of the regional government. Despite various hostilities, the village of around 50 residents continues to stick to its decision to abandon its offensive name and honor its Jewish origins.
The Austrian-based organization CENTROPA was honored for its civil society commitment to education regarding the Holocaust. The organization documents the memories of contemporary witnesses of the Holocaust and Jewish life before the Second World War. She was honored for her efforts to continue Holocaust education in Ukraine even during the Russian war of aggression.
Contemporary witnesses from six countries honored
The award ceremony also included contemporary witnesses Helga Feldner-Busztin, Jeno Friedman (USA), Octavian Fülöp (Romania), Naftali Fürst (Israel), Maria Gabrielsen (Norway), Viktor Klein (Austria), Otto Nagler (Israel). , Katharina Sasso (Austria), Liese Scheiderbauer (Austria) and Marian Turski (Poland) were honored for their contribution to the prevention of anti-Semitism.
This year the National Fund received a total of almost 200 applications from 30 countries. Last year, the Simon Wiesenthal Prize went to the Israeli initiative Zikaron BaSalon. It enables contemporary witnesses and interested parties to come together in a living room atmosphere and for survivors to share their memories of the Holocaust.
The Simon Wiesenthal Prize is dedicated to the memory of the architect, journalist and writer Simon Wiesenthal (1908-2005). Wiesenthal has shaped how the crimes of National Socialism are dealt with worldwide. (End) adu
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