Happy 103rd Birthday to Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer! You may remember this past summer, when at 102, she was featured on the July/August cover of Vogue Germany.
Margot was born in Berlin on November 5, 1921. Her entire family was murdered during the Holocaust, leaving her as the sole survivor. One of the last things Margot’s mother said to her was, “Try to make your life.”
She married a fellow survivor whom she met in a concentration camp. The couple moved to New York in 1946 and were together until her husband’s passing in 2010, after which Margot returned to Berlin. She has since 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.
Friedländer 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.”
