German Dignitaries Pay Last Respects to Holocaust Survivor Margot Friedländer

After the death of Margot Friedländer, many mourn for a special woman who, as a Holocaust survivor, worked tirelessly for humanity. High-ranking guests said goodbye to her funeral.

German Dignitaries Pay Last Respects to Holocaust Survivor Margot Friedländer

BERLIN (JNS) – Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel was one of several high-profile political figures present at the funeral of 103-year-old Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer at the Weissensee Jewish cemetery in Berlin on Thursday. Newly installed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attended, as did his immediate predecessor, Olaf Scholz, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, parliamentary president Julia Klöckner […]

The voice of memory is silent – but her words echo: On Thursday, the Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer was buried. Chancellor, Federal President and other high-ranking guests paid her the last respects. It also became emotional.

The Holocaust survivor and symbol of the German culture of memory Margot Friedländer, who died on May 9 at the age of 103, was buried this Thursday in Berlin at a ceremony in which she paid tribute to her tireless commitment to humanity and against hatred.

The funeral of the Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer on Thursday was to take place in the smallest circle. Instead, it became almost a state funeral.

After the death of Margot Friedländer, many mourn for a special woman who, as a Holocaust survivor, worked tirelessly for humanity. High-ranking guests said goodbye to her funeral.