US EditionHolocaust survivor and educator Manfred Goldberg dies aged 95
Manfred Goldberg shared his Holocaust experiences with UK schools for decades and was honored with an MBE for his services to remembrance and education.
- Holocaust survivor Manfred Goldberg has died after dedicating his life to Holocaust education and was made an MBE by the King at Clarence House for his services.
- Deported as a child to the Riga Ghetto, Manfred Goldberg was sent with his mother Rosa and brother Herman, then moved to Stutthof concentration camp where he spent eight months as a slave worker as the Red Army approached.
- After liberation, Goldberg came to Britain to reunite with his father, Baruch; he earned an engineering degree, married with four sons, and returned to Germany to lay a memorial for Herman.
- Through Testimony 360, Manfred Goldberg spent five days filmed in a green screen rig answering more than 1,000 questions to create a virtual self for pupils using virtual reality and AI.
- In tributes, the Holocaust Educational Trust said it will `strive harder than ever in his name` to continue Holocaust education after Karen Pollock called Manfred Goldberg `truly extraordinary` and said his passing `leaves an irreplaceable void`.
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Manfred Goldberg: 'Truly extraordinary' Holocaust survivor dies aged 95
In 2023, he told Sky News: "I'm amazed that hundreds of thousands of people are denying that the Holocaust ever happened while survivors like me, who can speak in the first person, are still alive."
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The Independent (US)‘Truly extraordinary’ Holocaust survivor Manfred Goldberg dies aged 95
Mr Goldberg was made an MBE for his services to Holocaust remembrance and education
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