Is a Holocaust survivor. He survived four camps (Auschwitz, Buna,
Buchenwald and Gleiwitz), but his parents and youngest sister were
killed. Two older sisters survived.
I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. [Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, 1986]