Holocaust survivor celebrates 104th birthday with 400 descendants

[Behind the Aegis]

An Auschwitz survivor celebrated her 104th birthday in Jerusalem, joined by about 400 of her descendants, according to the Israeli embassy in Berlin and local reports.

Schoschana Ovitz reportedly requested all her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren join her for a celebration at Jerusalem's Wailing Wall, the holiest place where Jews can pray.

According to the Israeli embassy, almost all of them joined her, despite being spread around the world.

Ovitz survived the Holocaust after witnessing her mother being selected for death by doctor Josef Mengele, who volunteered for the selection lines so he could hand-pick victims for his human experiments.

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[kimmylavin]

1. Amazing.

What a gift for her, and such a profound experience for her family.

[Aristus]

2. And a wonderful, life-affirming thumb in the eye of the Nazis.

It says to them: "You tried to kill us, but here we stand, generation upon generation."

[kimmylavin]

4. Yes.

Yes, very true.

[Hortensis]

3. She gave quite an answer to the Final Solution,

and what a meaningful memory she's given her family.

[ismnotwasm]

5. This, this is amazing

And beautiful

[mcar]

6. How wonderful!

Thanks for this uplifting story.