Another very sad day...
2011-12-02It was a very sad day on 2 fronts today as the world lost another amazing Holocaust survivor and "Selection" star as Aniko Friedberg passed away this morning at age 84, the same day as the funeral for fellow survivor and "Selection" star, Magda Deak. Aniko was living in Florida near her Daughter Annie, who contacted me to let me know that Aniko passed away peacefully in her sleep. I interviewed Aniko in Huntington, NY, her home at that time and to this day, she is the longest interview that I have conducted--7 hours, as she detailed her improbable survival from Debrecen, Hungary through Auschwitz, and inside the Allendorf labor camp. I didn't want to leave and I am very sad that Aniko has left us, taking with her a wonderful sense of humor, dignity and an artistic talent rarely seen. Please see a special Warchest tribute story about Aniko tomorrow.
