In 2019, Fanny Lebovits wrote a memoir detailing her experience living through the Holocaust. She lived through five concentration camps.
SAN DIEGO — A well-known Holocaust survivor who was a longtime San Diego resident died this week, according to the Congregation Beth El synagogue.In 2019, she wrote a memoir detailing her experience living through the Holocaust.
Lebovits survived five concentration camps and the Libau ghetto, according to the Jewish Federation of San Diego. The federation also says she was a longtime member of the area's New Life Club for Holocaust Survivors and their families."Incredibly brave and loving, she shared her story countless times with thousands of children and adults to ensure that we never forget the lessons of the Holocaust," the federation's email read.
"At 100, nearly 101 years old, Fanny was still showing up with joy, with determination, to tell her story — but also to be in community with people," says Heidi Gantwerk."If there was a chance to sing, Fanny would sing. She would take the microphone and sing... She did this at 100 so that anyone who knew her takes that light and that joy.
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