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Gerhart M Riegner
Gerhart Moritz Riegner (born September 12, 1911, Berlin - died December 3, 2001, Geneva) was the secretary-general of the World Jewish Congress from 1965 to 1983. On August 8, 1942, he sent the so-called Riegner telegram through diplomatic channels to Stephen Samuel Wise, president of the World Jewish Congress.
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