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Stichting Wiesenthal Fonds

Stichting Simon Wiesenthal Fonds

Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands

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Grant-making foundationFounded 1967
Profile last updated: September 6, 2026

About

Founded in 1967, Stichting Wiesenthal Fonds is a grant-making foundation based in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands working on education, heritage.

The Stichting Wiesenthal Fonds, also known as the Simon Wiesenthal Fonds, is a Dutch foundation established in 1967 to support the work of Simon Wiesenthal and the Simon Wiesenthal Centre in Vienna. Its focus has shifted to education about antisemitism and the Second World War, supporting projects such as youth trips to former concentration camps, documentaries and publications, and donations to Holocaust remembrance projects. The foundation has decided to dissolve and is donating its remaining funds to the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam.

Location

Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands

Founded

1967

Organisation type

Grant-making foundation

Legal form

Stichting

Legal name

Stichting Simon Wiesenthal Fonds

Registration

41168987

Focus areas

Holocaust educationAntisemitismSimon WiesenthalGrant-making

Languages

NL

Causes & programmes

Causes

EducationHeritage

Works for

Youth

How they work

Grant-makingAwareness & education

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donations

Ways to support

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