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      • Lantos is the only Holocaust survivor ever elected to Congress. A Hungarian-born Jew who grew up during the rise of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, Lantos is one of five people featured in the Academy Award-winning documentary The Last Days.
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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Tom_LantosTom Lantos - Wikipedia

    Thomas Peter Lantos(born Tamás Péter Lantos; February 1, 1928 – February 11, 2008)[1]was a Hungarian- American politician who served as a U.S. representativefrom Californiafrom 1981 until his death in 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the state's 11th congressional districtuntil 1993.

  4. www.lantosfoundation.org › about-tom-lantosAbout Tom Lantos - Lantos Foundation

    Elected to office in 1980, Tom rose to become Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and one of the country's leading champions of human rights. His commitment to this issue was forged from the loss of his family during the Holocaust.

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    Lantos is the only Holocaust survivor ever elected to Congress. A Hungarian-born Jew who grew up during the rise of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, Lantos is one of five people featured in the Academy Award-winning documentary The Last Days.

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  7. tomlantosinstitute.hu › who-we-are › tom-lantosTom Lantos - Tom Lantos Institute

    Tom Lantos will always be remembered as a leading champion of human rights. He committed his life to promoting human rights through raising awareness and respect for human rights around the world. His work will continue to live on through the individuals and nations that were touched by him.

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  9. www.nytimes.com › 2008/02/12 › washingtonTom Lantos, 80, Is Dead; Longtime Congressman - The New York ...

    Feb 12, 2008 · WASHINGTON Representative Tom Lantos of California, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the only Holocaust survivor ever to serve in Congress, died on Monday. He was 80.

  10. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-2008-feb-12-meMember of Congress had survived Nazi labor camp

    Feb 12, 2008 · Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Burlingame), the only Holocaust survivor ever to serve in Congress, died Monday of complications from cancer of the esophagus at Bethesda Naval Medical Center in Maryland,...

  11. www.lantosfoundation.org › news › 2019/3/9The Noble Banner of Human Rights: Essays in Memory of Tom Lantos

    Mar 9, 2019 · When Congressman Tom Lantos passed away in 2008, he left behind a legacy both as the only survivor of the Holocaust to serve in Congress and as a champion of human rights who founded the Congressional Human Rights Caucus (re-established after his passing as the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission).