Condolences: Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer passed away today at the age of 103. Margot was born in Berlin on November 5, 1921. Her entire family was murdered during the Holocaust, leaving her as the only survivor. One of the last things Margot’s mother said to her was, “Try to make your life.”
She married a fellow survivor, Adolf Friedländer, who she met in the Theresienstadt concentration camp, though they had known each other from Berlin. The couple moved to New York in 1946 and were together until Adolf’s passing in 1997. After his death, Margot began sharing her story publicly and returned to Berlin in 2010. She devoted her life to Holocaust education, focusing on speaking to younger generations in schools about her experiences to ensure that future generations learn from the past.
You may remember last summer when, at 102, Friedländer was featured on the July/August cover of Vogue Germany. She said to Vogue, “I am grateful. Grateful that I made it. For being able to fulfill my mother’s wish—that I have made my life.” May her memory be a blessing.
