Oldest Holocaust Survivor Rose Girone Dies

Rose Girone, the oldest known Holocaust survivor, has died at the age of 113. Born in Poland in 1912, she moved to Germany as a child. In 1937, her husband, Julius Mannheim, was deported to Buchenwald concentration camp by the Nazi regime. Rose Girone, while pregnant, managed to secure his release with Chinese visas obtained through relatives in London. The family then fled to Shanghai, China, where they faced further oppression under Japanese occupation, being forced into ghettos. After World War II, Rose Girone and her family moved to the United States in 1947, settling in United States — New York (state). She later opened a knitting store and remarried Jack Girone. Her daughter, Reha Bennicasa, confirmed her death. The Claims Conference noted her passing as a reminder of the urgency of sharing Holocaust lessons as the number of survivors dwindles.