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Auschwitz survivor and Anne Frank's stepsister Eva Schloss has died at 96.
Summary
Eva Schloss, an Auschwitz survivor and Anne Frank's step‑sister, died peacefully in London on 3 January 2026; King Charles paid tribute to her decades of work in Holocaust education and with the Anne Frank Trust UK.
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Eva Schloss-Geiringer died peacefully in London on 3 January 2026 at the age of 96, the Anne Frank House has confirmed. As a child she lived near Anne Frank in Amsterdam and later became Otto Frank's stepdaughter after the war. She survived deportation to Auschwitz and, many years later, became a public witness and educator about the Holocaust. King Charles published a tribute noting her courage and long service to Holocaust education.
Notable facts:
- Eva Schloss died in London on 3 January 2026 at age 96, as reported by the Anne Frank House.
- The King described her as courageous and resilient and paid tribute to her work with the Anne Frank Trust UK and Holocaust education.
- She was a childhood neighbour of Anne Frank, was deported to Auschwitz in 1944 and survived; her father and brother did not survive the Holocaust.
- After the war Otto Frank became her stepfather; she later recorded testimony for archival projects and spoke widely in schools and institutions.
- Her public roles included serving as Honorary President and co‑founder of the Anne Frank Trust UK; she received honours including an honorary doctorate, an OBE, and the restoration of her Austrian citizenship.
Summary:
Her death marks the loss of one of the last living eyewitnesses who spent much of her later life speaking about the Holocaust and opposing racism and intolerance. Undetermined at this time.
