Oldest Holocaust Survivor Dies at 113: Inspiring Story of Rose Girone

new york, usa - Rose Girone, believed to be the oldest Holocaust survivor, passed away at the age of 113 in New York.

Rose Girone: A Survivor's Journey

Rose Girone, the oldest known Holocaust survivor, passed away at the age of 113 in a nursing home in New York. Born in 1912 in southeastern Poland, which was then part of Russia, she later moved to Hamburg, Germany as a child. In 1937, she married Julius Mannheim, who was deported to Buchenwald concentration camp while she was pregnant. In a 1996 interview, Rose recounted a Nazi soldier intervening to protect her while she was pregnant, enabling her to escape deportation. Her daughter Reha was born in 1938, and Rose faced restrictions on naming her due to Nazi regulations. Despite the challenges, a family member in London helped them obtain travel documents to Shanghai, a rare refuge for Jewish refugees at the time. Rose managed to convince the Nazis to release her husband with these papers, which she believed saved their lives. After settling in Shanghai, the family faced hardships during the Japanese occupation. Post-war, they relocated to the United States where Rose became a knitting teacher and opened a knitwear store in Queens. She remarried Jack Girone and expressed her fearlessness and belief that positivity can arise from any situation, despite the adversities she endured.