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Mayer Hersh MBE (31 August 1926 – 8 October 2016) was a Polish Jew who survived the Auschwitz concentration camp. Born in Sieradz to a family of six siblings, only Mayer and his brother Jakob survived. his father, mother and three other siblings were murdered in Chełmno extermination camp.

After World War II, Hersh lived in Manchester, England. He was awarded an MBE in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to Holocaust education.

Mayer died on 8 October 2016, at the age of 90.

See also

• List of victims and survivors of Auschwitz

References

1. "Auschwitz death camp survivor dies aged 90". BBC News. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
2. "USC Shoah Foundation Institute testimony of Mayer Hersh". USC Shoah Foundation Institute. 17 June 1997. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
3. Fitzgerald, Todd (28 January 2016). "Holocaust survivor Mayer Hersh retiring from public speaking". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
4. Moss, Stephen (13 January 2005). "Mayer Hersh profile". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
5. "Mayer Hersh receives MBE in New Year's Honours". Jewish Manchester. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
6. "One of the last survivors of the Nazi death camps dies aged 90". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

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