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Israel's Oldest Holocaust Survivor Yehuda Widawski Dies at 107

What happened

Yehuda Aharon Widawski, recognized as the oldest living Holocaust survivor in Israel, died at the age of 107.

How coverage differs

All outlets report his survival of the Lodz Ghetto and Auschwitz as well as his decades-long effort restoring Jewish cemeteries in Poland. English-language sources (Jerusalem Post, Times of Israel) provide concise biographical overviews, while several Hebrew outlets highlight that he lit a beacon at Yad Vashem in 2012. Religious-nationalist outlet Srugim uniquely mentions his Hasidic background and his post-war assistance in purchasing weapons for the Irgun (Etzel).

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