Gerald Nagler
Gerald Nagler (born December 10, 1929 in Vienna ) is an Austrian - Swedish entrepreneur . For years he has been actively committed to upholding human rights .
Life
Nagler moved with his family from Vienna to Stockholm in 1931 at the age of two . After graduating from high school, he first worked in a company founded by his father. On the advice of a friend, the American rabbi Morton Narrowe , Nagler finally went to the Soviet Union in 1977 , where he campaigned against the discrimination of Jews , the so-called refusenik , together with Andrei Sakharov and his wife Jelena Bonner .
Nagler is a co-founder of the Vienna-based International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights , which he headed from 1982 to 1992. From 1992 to 2004 he headed the Swedish Helsinki Committee for Human Rights and is now its honorary chairman .
Web links
- International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (English)
- Swedish Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (English and Swedish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gerald Nagler Interview: Conversations with History; Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley (English)
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| SURNAME | Nagler, Gerald |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austro-Swedish entrepreneur and human rights activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |