Last surviving German recognised as righteous gentile dies aged 98
Gertrud Steinl, who was recognised by Yad Vashem in 1979 as a Righteous Among the Nations, died a day before her 98th birthday.
The Hall of Remembrance at Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial and Museum in Jerusalem,
The last surviving German recognised as a righteous gentile for saving Jews during the Holocaust died on Monday.
Gertrud Steinl, who was recognised by Yad Vashem in 1979 as a Righteous Among the Nations, died a day before her 98th birthday.
Steinl’s death was confirmed to the German news agency dpa by Andre Freund, head of the Jewish community of Nuremberg, The Associated Press reported.
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