Efraim Zuroff
Efraim Zuroff is an Israeli historian who works with the Simon Weisenthal Center to bring Nazi war criminals to justice. In early July 2008, Zuroff headed to South America to track down the Center's most wanted Nazi, Mauthausen concentration camp doctor Aribert Heim.1
Fast Facts
- Born: 1948
- Birthplace: New York City
- Residence: Israel
- Coordinator of Operation Last Chance
- Works with Simon Wiesenthal Center to track down Nazi war criminals
Life and Career
In 2002, Zuroff helped launch Operation Last Chance, a comprehensive program to offer rewards for the arrest of aging Nazi war criminals. Zuroff has been hunting Nazis for most of the past three decades.2
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