Efraim Yaakov Zuroff

Background

Zuroff, Efraim Yaakov was born on August 5, 1948 in New York City. Son of Abraham N. and Esther Pearl Zuroff.

Education

Bachelor, B Hebrew library, Yeshiva College, New York City, 1970. Master of Arts, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1997.

Career

Assistant editor Yad Vashem Studies Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, 1973-1977, director department for contacts with Diaspora, 1977-1978. Director Simon Wiesenthal Center, Los Angeles, 1978-1980. Researcher Office Special Investigations United States Department Justice, Jerusalem, 1980-1986.

Director Israel Office, coordinator Nazi war crimes research Simon Wiesenthal Center, since 1986. Delegate Third Way, 33rd Zionist Congress, 1998.

Achievements

• Efraim Yaakov Zuroff has been listed as a noteworthy war crimes researcher, historian by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Occupation: Nazi-Hunter : The Continuing Search for the Perpetrators of the Holocaust

    (Book by Zuroff, Efraim)

  • Rescue Attempts During the Holocaust Proceedings of the Second Yad Vashem International Historical Conference

Membership

Member Efrat (Israel) City Council, 1984-1985, 87-90. Member secretariat Third Way, political party, Israel, 1996-1999. Member council Meimad, Israel, since 1997.

With Israel Defense Forces, 1980.

Connections

Married Elisheva Bannett, August 1972. Children: Avigayil, Itamar, Elchanan, Ayelet.

Father:

Abraham N. Zuroff

Mother:

Esther Pearl Zuroff

Spouse:

Elisheva Bannett

child:

Avigayil Zuroff

child:

Elchanan Zuroff

child:

Itamar Zuroff

child:

Ayelet Zuroff