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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Kirsten Grieshaber

Walter Frankenstein, who survived the Holocaust by hiding in Berlin, dies at 100

Germany Obit Frankenstein - (Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Walter Frankenstein, who survived the Holocaust by hiding in Berlin with his wife and infant children and spent his later years educating young people to keep the events alive in memory, has died. He was 100.

Klaus Hillenbrand, a close friend who wrote a book about Frankenstein, confirmed the death on Tuesday. He said Frankenstein died on Monday. The foundation that oversees Berlin's Holocaust memorial also confirmed that he died Monday in Stockholm.

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