Auschwitz Survivor, 99, Dances with Rabbi at Jerusalem Yeshiva
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
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- A 99-year-old Auschwitz survivor met with a Jerusalem rabbi.
- The survivor, Dov Landau, shared his life story from Auschwitz to Jerusalem.
- Rabbi Baruch Weider hosted Landau, calling his survival a vision of eternity.
- Landau survived the Holocaust, fought with the Haganah, and lost his family.
- He dedicated his life to sharing his testimony with younger generations.
Dov Landau, a 99-year-old survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp, was a guest in the sukkah of Rabbi Baruch Weider, the Rosh Yeshiva of the Kotel in Jerusalem. During the gathering, Rabbi Weider spoke about Landau's long life journey, from Auschwitz to Jerusalem, emphasizing the significance of his presence decades after surviving the Holocaust. "This Jew is nearly a hundred years old, a graduate of Auschwitz. So we see eternity," Weider told those present. Landau, who previously shared his story during a "Zikaron BaSalon" event, survived the death marches and was liberated from the Buchenwald camp as a youth. After immigrating to Mandatory Palestine, he joined the Haganah, fought in the battle for Gush Etzion, and was later captured by the Jordanians. Landau lost his entire family in the Holocaust but went on to establish his own family and dedicate much of his life to passing on his testimony to future generations. For 25 years, he accompanied youth trips to Poland, revisiting the places of his youth and sharing his survival story with participants.
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