Envelope commemorating 40 years since the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp – on the occasion of a stamp exhibition . Signed by renowned Nazi hunter Simon Weisenthal. There is a picture of the concentration camp drawn by Simon Weisenthal. The exhibition was held by the Jewish community in Vienna, the alliance of those persecuted by the Nazis, and the Israel Philatelic Federation. Vienna, 1985.
Description: [1] envelope, thick paper. 12×17 cm.
Background: Simon Weisenthal was a Jewish architect known as a “Nazi hunter.” As a Holocaust survivor, he dedicated his entire life to collection and documentation of information about Nazi war criminals in order to bring them to justice. He succeeded in his mission, bringing over 1,100 war criminals responsible for mass murder during the Holocaust. He lived and worked in Vienna, Austria.
Condition: Very fine.