Mayer Hersh

Mayer Hersh
Mayer Hersh
Born	Herszkowicz; 31 August 1926; Sieradz, Poland
Died	8 October 2016 (aged 90); Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England
Nationality	British
Known for	Auschwitz concentration camp survivor
Parents	Isaac Herszkowicz (father); Riwka Szczukowska (mother);

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.

References

^ "Auschwitz death camp survivor dies aged 90". BBC News. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
^ "USC Shoah Foundation Institute testimony of Mayer Hersh". USC Shoah Foundation Institute. 17 June 1997. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
^ Fitzgerald, Todd (28 January 2016). "Holocaust survivor Mayer Hersh retiring from public speaking". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
^ Moss, Stephen (13 January 2005). "Mayer Hersh profile". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
^ "Mayer Hersh receives MBE in New Year's Honours". Jewish Manchester. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
^ "One of the last survivors of the Nazi death camps dies aged 90". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

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[BBC-1] "Auschwitz death camp survivor dies aged 90". BBC News. 10 October 2016. 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.

[Manchester-4] Moss, Stephen (13 January 2005). "Mayer Hersh profile". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

[MBE-5] "Mayer Hersh receives MBE in New Year's Honours". Jewish Manchester. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

[JC-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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Mayer Hersh
Born	Herszkowicz (1926-08-31)31 August 1926 Sieradz, Poland
Died	8 October 2016(2016-10-08) (aged 90) Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England
Nationality	British
Known for	Auschwitz concentration camp survivor
Parents	Isaac Herszkowicz (father) Riwka Szczukowska (mother)

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