Holocaust survivors

Walter W. Reed, whose memoir about hiding from the Nazis was published last year, dies at 91

(JTA) — Walter W. Reed, who last year published a book about his experience hiding from the Nazis with about 100 other Jewish children, has died at 91. Reed, a regular speaker at the Illinois Holocaust Museum, died Jan. 13 in his Chicago-area home, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Friday. Reed’s “The Children of La Hille: Eluding […]

Candy-making Holocaust survivor believed to be world’s oldest man

(JTA) — A Holocaust survivor in Haifa is believed to be the oldest man in the world. Yisrael Kristal, 112, achieved that status this week after Yasutaro Koide of Japan, also 112, died, Haaretz reported Thursday. Kristal’s grandson, Oren, received an email this week from the Gerontology Research Group, an international organization that tracks the world’s […]

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Holocaust survivors

Walter W. Reed, whose memoir about hiding from the Nazis was published last year, dies at 91

Candy-making Holocaust survivor believed to be world’s oldest man

Krakow Holocaust survivors featured in ’16 calendar

Tibor Rubin, Holocaust survivor and Korean War hero, dies at 86

Alan Gross: Memory of Holocaust survivor relatives got me through Cuban prison

Romania native, 83, wins Miss Holocaust Survivors Beauty Pageant

Thomas Blatt, Sobibor escapee who testified against Demjanjuk, dies at 88

Girl Holocaust Survivor Becomes Hi-Tech Hero

Amsterdam to refund back taxes, fines paid by Holocaust survivors

Holocaust survivor, 91, wins international long-distance race

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