Mayer Hersh

Mayer Hersh
Born (1926-08-31)31 August 1926
Sieradz, Poland
Died 8 October 2016(2016-10-08) (aged 90)
Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England
Nationality UK
Known for Auschwitz concentration camp survivor

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] 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]

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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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