Holocaust survivor Phillip Maisel dies at the age of 100

A Holocaust survivor has died just weeks after his 100th birthday – leaving behind his twin sister who he was separated from during the war. 

Loved ones said Phillip Maisel, a well-known volunteer at Melbourne‘s Jewish Holocaust Centre, passed away on Monday.

Mr Maisel is survived by his sister and fellow survivor of the Nazi regime, Bella. 

‘What a mensch,’ one mate said, using a Yiddish word that means a person of integrity. ‘What a life’. 

Holocaust survivor Phillip Maisel has died at the age of 100

A funeral for Mr Maisel will be held on Wednesday. 

While volunteering at the Holocaust Centre, he recorded the testimonies of hundreds of survivors. 

‘Each testimony of survival is a miracle in itself – earning Phillip the nickname ‘the Keeper of Miracles’,’ the centre wrote. 

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