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flag Holocaust survivor and Warsaw Ghetto Uprising fighter Michael Smuss, 99, died on October 23, 2025, and was honored posthumously by Germany.

flag Michael Smuss, a 99-year-old Holocaust survivor and fighter in the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, has died. flag Born in 1926 in what is now Gdansk, Poland, he joined the Jewish resistance, using stolen materials to make Molotov cocktails during the uprising. flag After surviving the ghetto's destruction, he endured multiple concentration camps and a death march before being liberated. flag He later settled in Israel, where he began painting to process trauma and shared his story with German schools. flag Known for his resilience and humor, he was honored posthumously by Germany’s ambassador. flag His funeral took place on October 23, 2025.

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