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German Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer dies at age 103

  • Margot Friedländer, a renowned German Holocaust survivor, died at age 103 in Berlin in May 2025 after her last public appearance at an 80th World War II anniversary ceremony.
  • Born to a Jewish family in Berlin, she survived internment at Theresienstadt camp while her immediate family perished in Auschwitz, later emigrating to the United States before returning to Berlin aged 88.
  • After her husband's death, Friedländer wrote memoirs, participated in documentaries, and shared her Holocaust experiences widely, becoming an important voice for remembrance and democracy in Germany.
  • German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed deep sadness at her death, stating she gifted Germany reconciliation and saying, "We cannot be grateful enough for Friedländer's efforts."
  • Her foundation urged defending democracy beyond remembrance, emphasizing her mantra, "That is what I ask you to do: be human!", highlighting her lasting impact on contemporary German history.
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Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer dies at age 103

BERLIN — Margot Friedländer, a German Jew who survived the Theresienstadt concentration camp and became a high-profile witness to Nazi persecution in her final years, died Friday. She was 103.

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nd-aktuell.de broke the news in on Friday, May 9, 2025.
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