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Tributes pour in for Holocaust survivor and author Eddie Jaku

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Published: 15 October 2021

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Author of best-selling memoir lauded as a ‘beacon of hope’ and inspiration to many

Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku dies, aged 101 (SMH)
Holocaust survivor and “happiest man on Earth” Eddie Jaku has died aged 101.

The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies said Mr Jaku had been a “beacon of light and hope” for the world and would be remembered for his resilience and joy

'Australia has lost a giant': Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku has died aged 101 (Nine News)

Eddie Jaku, holocaust survivor who called himself 'the happiest man on Earth' dies aged 101 (ABC)

Photo: Louise Kennerley (SMH)

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