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Tributes Paid to Holocaust Survivor Vera Schaufeld
Vera Schaufeld, honoured with an MBE and honorary doctorate, dedicated decades to teaching Holocaust history and sharing her Kindertransport testimony, inspiring many, AJR said.
- On Monday, Vera Schaufeld died aged 95, and the Association of Jewish Refugees called her an `extraordinary ambassador` who `inspired countless people`.
- Sent alone at nine on Sir Nicholas Winton's Kindertransport, Vera Schaufeld left Prague after the Nazi invasion while her parents were deported and murdered in a concentration camp.
- She trained as a teacher and later returned to share testimony, meeting her husband Avram in Israel before earning an MBE at Buckingham Palace and an honorary doctorate from the University of Roehampton.
- Tributes highlighted her archival testimony and storytelling, with Michael Newman, chief executive of the Association of Jewish Refugees, saying she brought the human dimension of the Kindertransport to life through the Refugee Voices archive.
- Organisations pledged to honour her by continuing her mission so her story and lessons endure for generations, as she spoke with `honesty and warmth` to young people urging them to confront intolerance, racism and antisemitism.
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Tributes are being paid to Holocaust survivor Vera Schaufeld who has died at the age of 95.
The Association of Jewish Refugees says the "extraordinary ambassador" had "inspired countless people",. Ms Schaufeld was made an MBE at Buckingham Palace in 2019 for her services to Holocaust remembrance and education. She received an honorary doctorate from the University of Roehampton later that year.
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