Mayer Hersh MBE (31 August 1926 – 8 October 2016) was a Polish Jew who survived the Auschwitz concentration camp.[1] Born in Sieradz to a family of six siblings, only Mayer and his brother Jakob survived.[2][3] his father, mother and three other siblings were murdered in Chełmno extermination camp.
Mayer Hersh | |
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| Born | Herszkowicz 31 August 1926 Sieradz, Poland |
| Died | 8 October 2016 (aged 90) Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Auschwitz concentration camp survivor |
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After World War II, Hersh lived in Manchester, England.[4] He was awarded an MBE in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to Holocaust education.[5][6]
Mayer died on 8 October 2016, at the age of 90.
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edit- ^ "Auschwitz death camp survivor dies aged 90". BBC News. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "USC Shoah Foundation Institute testimony of Mayer Hersh". USC Shoah Foundation Institute. 17 June 1997. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Todd (28 January 2016). "Holocaust survivor Mayer Hersh retiring from public speaking". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ Moss, Stephen (13 January 2005). "Mayer Hersh profile". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Mayer Hersh receives MBE in New Year's Honours". Jewish Manchester. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "One of the last survivors of the Nazi death camps dies aged 90". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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