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Eva Schloss, Auschwitz survivor and Anne Frank's step-sister, dies at 96
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Eva Schloss, who survived Auschwitz and co-founded the Anne Frank Trust UK, died in London aged 96, the charity announced. UK King Charles paid tribute to her decades of work in Holocaust education.
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Eva Schloss, a Holocaust survivor and co-founder of the Anne Frank Trust UK, has died in London at age 96, the charity announced. Born in Vienna in 1929, her family fled after Austria's annexation and later lived in Amsterdam near the Frank family. Schloss and her mother were deported to Auschwitz in 1944 and survived until the camp's liberation in 1945. After the war, her mother married Otto Frank, making Eva the posthumous step-sister of Anne Frank; she later moved to Britain and became a prominent educator on the Holocaust.
Key facts:
- The Anne Frank Trust UK announced Eva Schloss's death and reported she was 96 and died in London.
- Her experiences included hiding in the Netherlands, deportation to Auschwitz with her mother, and survival until liberation; her mother married Otto Frank in 1953.
- She co-founded the Anne Frank Trust UK, spoke widely to young people about prejudice, was appointed an MBE, and received a Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria in 2021.
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The charity announcement and remarks from UK King Charles highlighted Schloss's long public role in Holocaust education and remembrance. Undetermined at this time.
