Another voice from history has fallen silent. 🕊️
Eva Schloss, Auschwitz survivor, Holocaust educator, and tireless guardian of remembrance, has passed away at 96.
Born in Vienna, Eva fled with her family to Amsterdam, where they became neighbors and friends of the Frank family.
In 1944, betrayal led to their arrest and deportation to Auschwitz. There, amid unimaginable horror, she and her mother endured starvation, exhaustion, and brutality.
Her father and brother were murdered just days before liberation.
Devastated yet resolute, Eva refused to let the dead be forgotten. Instead of silencing her pain, she chose to speak—through books, lectures, and as co-founder of the Anne Frank Trust UK—ensuring future generations understood the consequences of hatred and indifference.
With her passing, we lose one of the last living witnesses to Auschwitz. As that generation fades, the responsibility to remember falls more heavily on us.
Eva carried unimaginable grief with extraordinary courage, not to dwell in the past, but to protect the future from repeating it.
Rest peacefully, Eva. After a lifetime bearing witness for humanity, may you now find the peace that was once stolen from you. 🕊️