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The gripping personal journey of the world's last Nazi hunter as he scours the globe looking for the men and women responsible for the atrocities of the Holocaust Sixty years after the end of World War II, not all those who were faithful to the Third Reich are dead-some members of the Nazi party and their collaborators are still alive, and increasingly difficult to track down. Time is rapidly running out, but Efraim Zuroff won't give up. Launching Operation Last Chance in 2002, he spearheaded a vast public campaign to locate and bring to justice the worst suspected Nazi criminals before ill health or death spare them from potential punishment. Despite the passage of many years, the reluctance of many governments to cooperate, and even death threats and a price on his head, Zuroff's project yielded the names of over 520 hereto unknown suspects in 24 different countries and led to dozens of murder investigations, as well as several indictments and extradition requests currently pending. Combining the thrill of a detective story with the inherent poignancy of the history of World War II and its aftermath, Operation Last Chance delivers the important and moving story of one man's heroic efforts to honor the victims of the Holocaust.

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""It is never too late to bring those responsible for the horrors of the Holocaust to justice. Operation Last Chance recounts how, with tireless energy, dedication, and passion, Efraim Zuroff did just that. His is an essential story that demonstrates the good an individual can achieve when committed to justice and the truth."" - Abe Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League and author of Never Again? The Threat of the New Anti-Semitism ""Reading like a detective story, Operation Last Chance deals with fundamental issues of human justice under the German occupation, describing the author's efforts to uncover hidden wartime criminals. Zuroff shares his successes and failures in tracking down Nazi murderers. As readers, we become involved in his relentless pursuits. This book should attract the interest of wide and varied audiences."" - Nechama Tec, Holocaust Scholar& Author of Defiance: The Bielski Partisans It is...to Zuroff's credit that he reveals his failures as well as his many successes.' - The Daily Mail '...resoundingly well-researched...an astonishingly important book.' - David Marx davidmarxbookreviews.wordpress.com

It is never too late to bring those responsible for the horrors of the Holocaust to justice. Operation Last Chance recounts how, with tireless energy, dedication, and passion, Efraim Zuroff did just that. His is an essential story that demonstrates the good an individual can achieve when committed to justice and the truth. - Abe Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League and author of Never Again? The Threat of the New Anti-Semitism Reading like a detective story, Operation Last Chance deals with fundamental issues of human justice under the German occupation, describing the author's efforts to uncover hidden wartime criminals. Zuroff shares his successes and failures in tracking down Nazi murderers. As readers, we become involved in his relentless pursuits. This book should attract the interest of wide and varied audiences. - Nechama Tec, Holocaust Scholar & Author of Defiance: The Bielski Partisans It is...to Zuroff's credit that he reveals his failures as well as his many successes.' - The Daily Mail

"""It is never too late to bring those responsible for the horrors of the Holocaust to justice. Operation Last Chance recounts how, with tireless energy, dedication, and passion, Efraim Zuroff did just that. His is an essential story that demonstrates the good an individual can achieve when committed to justice and the truth."" - Abe Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League and author of Never Again? The Threat of the New Anti-Semitism ""Reading like a detective story, Operation Last Chance deals with fundamental issues of human justice under the German occupation, describing the author's efforts to uncover hidden wartime criminals. Zuroff shares his successes and failures in tracking down Nazi murderers. As readers, we become involved in his relentless pursuits. This book should attract the interest of wide and varied audiences."" - Nechama Tec, Holocaust Scholar& Author of Defiance: The Bielski Partisans It is...to Zuroff's credit that he reveals his failures as well as his many successes.' - The Daily Mail '...resoundingly well-researched...an astonishingly important book.' - David Marx davidmarxbookreviews.wordpress.com"

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DR. EFRAIM ZUROFF is a historian who specializes in Holocaust history and established and directs the Israel Office of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and coordinates the Center's worldwide research on Nazi war criminals. Operation Last Chance (www.operationlastchance.org) which he launched together with Aryeh Rubin and the Targum Shlishi Foundation (www.targumshlishi.org) has been active in fourteen countries on three continents. He lives with his family in Efrat, Israel. Zuroff was the subject of a BBC TV Documentary series called 'The Last Nazis'.

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