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Nazi-hunting couple to combat genocide for UNESCO

(JTA) – A French Nazi-hunting couple will work as genocide-prevention ambassadors for the United Nations’ education agency. Serge and Beate Klarsfeld were recognized on Oct. by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization for their work to call “societies to recognize their historical and moral responsibilities.” They will contribute to UNESCO’s efforts to curb genocide in places such as the Middle East and Africa, the Associated Press reported Oct. 28.

Serge Klarsfeld, 80, a French Holocaust survivor and historian, and German-born Beate, 76, created a database from documents from around the world that has helped convict multiple Nazi war criminals. They also founded the Sons and Daughters of Jewish Deportees from France association, for descendants of Jews displaced or deported during the German occupation of France. The Klarsfelds tracked down infamous Nazi Klaus Barbie, known as the “Butcher of Lyon” for torturing prisoners while stationed in Lyon, in Bolivia and spearheaded his extradition to France in 1983. Earlier this year, the couple won France’s Legion of Honor award and the Order of Merit award from Germany, the country’s highest honor.

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