Holocaust survivor killed crossing street

A 92-year-old man who survived Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust was struck and killed by a car while crossing a street near his home in Oregon.

Alter Wiener died Tuesday and was pronounced dead at a hospital, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported.

Wiener endured three years in concentration camps and later in life wrote an autobiography titled, From a Name to a Number: A Holocaust Survivor’s Autobiography.

He spoke to thousands of Oregonians about his experiences, making nearly 1000 appearances at schools, libraries, churches, conferences and charitable events.

Wiener appeared before Oregon lawmakers in September to press for mandatory statewide curriculum standards that would require teachers to educate students about the Holocaust and genocide.

“There can be no better tribute to Alter Wiener and all survivors of the Holocaust but for this mandate to come to fruition in the next legislative session,” the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education said in a statement.

Read the article in the Camden Advertiser.