A memorial ceremony was held in Germany on Tuesday for Holocaust survivor Noah Flug, a leading advocate of Holocaust survivors' rights in Israel, who died a month ago at the age of 86. German President Christian Wulff attended the ceremony honoring Flug.
Flug was born in Lodz, Poland, in 1925, and joined the underground resistance of the Lodz Ghetto during World War II, prior to his deportation to the Auschwitz, Gross-Rosen and Mauthausen concentration camps. After moving to Israel, Flug became a civil servant, serving his country in various capacities over three decades. Following his retirement, Flug took up the cause of Holocaust survivors' rights, and spearheaded efforts to put survivors' reparations from Germany back on the public agenda.
Speaking at the ceremony, the German president said, "German hands tortured him [Flug] in the most horrid way. Despite this, he was one of the first to reach out his hand in reconciliation. He had good reason to remain bitter but still he chose to bestow upon us his warmth, sense of humor, and love of life. We bow our heads before him and before his exemplary life's work. He will forever remain as a sign and symbol ensuring that the memory of the Holocaust is an inseparable part of our shared future."
Flug's grandson, Boaz Levine, a student in Berlin, spoke on behalf of the family at the memorial ceremony.
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