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Mayer Hersh
Born
Herszkowicz

(1926-08-31)31 August 1926
Sieradz, Poland
Died8 October 2016(2016-10-08) (aged 90)
Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England
NationalityBritish
Known forAuschwitz concentration camp survivor
Parents

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.


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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Auschwitz death camp survivor dies aged 90". BBC News. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ^ "USC Shoah Foundation Institute testimony of Mayer Hersh". USC Shoah Foundation Institute. 17 June 1997. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. ^ Fitzgerald, Todd (28 January 2016). "Holocaust survivor Mayer Hersh retiring from public speaking". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Mayer Hersh profile". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Mayer Hersh receives MBE in New Year's Honours". Jewish Manchester. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  6. ^ "One of the last survivors of the Nazi death camps dies aged 90". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 11 October 2016.


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