US EditionGerman Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer dies at age 103
- Margot Friedländer, a renowned German Holocaust survivor, died at age 103 in Berlin in early May 2025, shortly after her last public appearance at a ceremony marking World War II's 80th anniversary.
- Friedländer survived Nazi persecution, including internment at Theresienstadt camp and the loss of most family members in Auschwitz, before emigrating to the United States and later returning to Berlin.
- She became a prominent voice for Holocaust remembrance and democracy advocacy, sharing her experiences through memoirs, speeches, and educational outreach after resettling in Berlin at age 88.
- German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed deep sadness at her death, stating she gave the country "the gift of reconciliation," while her foundation emphasized her call to "be human" and defend democracy.
- Her passing led to the cancellation of a planned state honor ceremony, highlighting Germany’s loss of an important witness to its history and the urgency to preserve Holocaust memory as survivors dwindle.
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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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DailyTruthReportGerman 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.
Margot Friedländer, Holocaust Survivor Who Found Her Voice, Dies at 103 - Overpasses For America
Margot Friedländer, a Holocaust survivor who spent more than 60 years in exile (as she saw it) in New York City before returning to Germany in 2010 and finding her voice as a champion of Holocaust remembrance — work that made her a celebrity to young Germans and landed her on the cover of German Vogue last year — died on Friday in Berlin. She was 103. Her death, in a hospital, was announced by the Margot Friedländer Foundation, an organization p…
'Be the witnesses we can't be for much longer': Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer dies
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that Friedländer gave the country the gift of reconciliation despite the horrors she endured here. He added that the country 'cannot be grateful enough for her gift'
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