Holocaust survivor Edward Mosberg dies at 96

Born on January 6, 1926, in Kraków, Edward Mosberg was a prisoner of German concentration camps in Płaszów and Mauthausen. He was 13 years old when World War II broke out. Most of his relatives were murdered in the Holocaust. In 1951, he moved to New York along with his fiancee. He lived in New Jersey.

From The Depth Foundation named a prize it grants laureates for saving Jews after Mr Mosberg, who had also been awarded by this foundation for "building a dialogue in the spirit of memory about the Holocaust".

In June of 2019, President Andrzej Duda decorated Edward Mosberg with a Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland - for his "outstanding merit in developing the Polish-Jewish dialogue and promoting knowledge about the role of Poles in saving Jews".

"To return at the age of 93 to the town I was born in and receive such an award are incredibly moving circumstances for me," Mr Mosberg said at the time. "I accept this award for myself, on behalf of my wife, my children and grandchildren, but most importantly, in the name of my mother, father, siblings as well as 6 million Jews brutally murdered by German Nazis during the Holocaust. It's important that those who come after us were our witnesses and had the certainty the tragedy of the Holocaust is never forgotten," he added. "I also dedicate this award to the honour of those who sacrificed and risked their lives to save Jews during the war, like the Ulma family from Markowa, and also in hope for better relations between the Jewish and Polish nations," Mr Mosberg said.

Mr Mosberg used to participate on a regular basis in the March of the Living in Auschwitz. He was also a very committed defender of Katyń Memorial in New Jersey, which the local authorities had planned to move to a less exposed location.