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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Margot Friedländer, one of the oldest Holocaust survivors in the world, was niftar this past week in her hometown of Berlin at the age of 103. Friedländer, née Bendheim, was born in Berlin in 1921 and survived the Holocaust after losing her mother and brother in Auschwitz. Her mother’s final words, “Try to make your life,” became a guiding principle for Friedländer in the decades that followed. She was captured in hiding at age 21 and deported t…

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.


German Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer, revered for her strong voice against antisemitism, dead at 103
Margot Friedländer, one of Germany's most prominent Holocaust survivors, died at the age of 103 on Friday — just one day after the country marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
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