A 113-year-old woman who survived the Holocaust and Japanese occupation has passed away in the United States.
One of the last living witnesses of the Holocaust, Rose Girone, passed away at the age of 113. She endured not only German oppression but also Japanese tyranny. This was reported by CNN and conveyed by UNN.
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Born in 1912 in Poland, which was then part of the Russian Empire, Rose's life took a tragic turn after moving to Germany when her husband was deported to Buchenwald in 1937, leaving her alone and pregnant. However, with the help of relatives in London, she managed to obtain exit visas to escape to Shanghai, where she, along with her husband and daughter, was forced to live under Japanese occupation.
Despite the horrific trials she faced, Rose demonstrated extraordinary resilience by taking up knitting for income. This craft became her means of survival and, as Girone herself noted, an important source of strength.
After the war, the family relocated to the United States, where Rose built a new life by opening a knitting store in Queens. She survived not only wars but also personal losses, including a divorce from her first husband and a new marriage to Jack Girone.