Oldest man and Auschwitz survivor dies

[Behind the Aegis]

Source: BBC via MSN

The world's oldest man - the only member of his immediate family to survive the Holocaust - has died at the age of 113.

Polish-born Yisrael Kristal died on Friday, a month before he was due to turn 114, Israeli media reported.

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After the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany in 1939, Mr Kristal and his family were moved into the Lodz ghetto.

His two children died there and Mr Kristal and his wife Chaja Feige Frucht were sent to Auschwitz in 1944 after the ghetto was liquidated.

Mr Kristal's wife was murdered in Auschwitz but he survived, performing slave labour in that and other camps. When he was found by the Allies in May 1945 he weighed just 37 kg (5 stones 11 lbs).

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/oldest-man-and-auschwitz-survivor-dies/ar-AApSSWc?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp

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יהי זכרו נצח

[True Dough]

1. I am always in awe

of people who survived years of the most agonizing abuse and yet went on to live lengthy lives. I'm sure the mental scars remain with them but to physically endure such hardship for extended periods of time and to make it into your 80s, 90s and even over 100 is truly remarkable.

[DavidDvorkin]

20. A recent study showed that Holocaust survivors lived longer than their peers

They were probably healthier and tougher than the average person of their generation.

[hlthe2b]

2. talk about the will to live...

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RIP, sir. A life well lived, it seems.

[MFM008]

3. Indomitable

Hope his life was peace after his ordeal.

[Lotusflower70]

4. Wow just wow

R.I.P. Yisrael Kristal. What a remarkable man.

[marybourg]

7. Gee, could it be that every few years some old person dies?

[Danmel]

19. Perhaps you'd be more comfortable at the newsmax or free republic site

[marybourg]

28. I was replying to an ugly post that's now been removed.

Not to the OP

[whathehell]

32. Sorry, but it seems a few here made the same mistake. n/t

[marybourg]

33. Yes, I noticed that. Possibly because the post (#5) had

already been removed and it was easy for the eye to slide over it, especially if you see something that makes you angry.

[whathehell]

36. Yeah, that sounds about right. n/t

[irisblue]

21. Did you mean to sound this hateful? nt

[marybourg]

29. Please see reply #28 above

[irisblue]

31. Thank you for the clarification.

I've read your posts and was suprised by this one being so off your style.

[whathehell]

24. Gee, could it be that not even every few years someone lives to be 113 years old?

[marybourg]

30. Please see reply #28 above

[demmiblue]

11. I would say 'fuck off', but that would get my post hidden.

RIP, Yisrael Kristal.

[Rustyeye77]

25. YEAH... i know the feeling.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029432845#post96

[DesertRat]

13. Why in the world would you post this?

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Please delete your inaccurate and disrespectful post.

[EllieBC]

6. Baruch Dayan HaEmes.

May his memory be a blessing.

[countryjake]

8. ...

[demmiblue]

14. ...

[Sunlei]

10. Love what his daughter said, "he always saw only light and good in everything."

[DesertRat]

12. What a remarkable person

"Guiness recognized him as the world’s oldest living man in 2016. When asked at the time what his secret was to long life, Kristal said: “I don’t know the secret for long life. I believe that everything is determined from above and we shall never know the reasons why. There have been smarter, stronger and better-looking men than me who are no longer alive. All that is left for us to do is to keep on working as hard as we can and rebuild what is lost.”

https://www.jta.org/2017/08/11/default/worlds-oldest-man-a-holocaust-survivor-in-israel-dies-at-113/amp

Link to tweet

[ouija]

15. Jeffery Lord Rejoices

[bronxiteforever]

16. Sleep well brave witness.

[Towlie]

17. It sounds like what didn't kill him made him stronger.

[politicat]

18. Kaddish for the Last Survivor

We're not there yet, but it's important to read it and remember each time so we do not forget.

https://www.apexbookcompany.com/blogs/frontpage/15412301-free-fiction-kaddish-for-the-last-survivor-by-michael-a-burstein

[icymist]

22. .

[sarge43]

23. Peaceful passage courageous soul.

[GallopingGhost]

26. That's really cool.

Along these same lines, I read an interview years ago given by a man who was a holocaust survivor. He lost his first wife and child.

After the war, he moved here to the US, remarried and had many children, grandchildren, a successful career, ect.

They asked him how you survive something like what he went through. He said that the best revenge he could possibly take on the Nazis was not just to survive, but to thrive and and be happy.

The resiliency of the human spirit is truly remarkable.

[shenmue]

27. ...

[COLGATE4]

34. Rest in peace, Mr. Kristal

יהי זכרו נצח

[Solly Mack]

35. K&R

[gopiscrap]

37. RIP