Just one week after celebrating his 100th birthday, Holocaust survivor Phillip Maisel has died.
Melbourne Holocaust survivor Phillip Maisel has died just one week after celebrating his 100th birthday.
Mr Maisel died in Melbourne on Monday just eight days after celebrating his birthday alongside his twin sister and fellow survivor Bella.
The Holocaust survivor recorded more than 1000 video testimonies of survivors for the Melbourne Holocaust Museum, preserving the voices of the Holocaust for future generations.
The Maisel family is yet to release further details about his death.
Mr Maisel endured two miserable years in a Jewish ghetto as a teenager, before surviving multiple Nazi labour and concentration camps.
As a motor mechanic, he used his skills to survive the Nazis, with his trade making him valuable enough to keep alive.
Four years after their liberation, Mr Maisel and his sister settled in Australia with their uncle in January 1949 – a move the survivor said he is forever grateful for.
After building a life in Melbourne and raising his two daughters, the go-getter decided to embark on a new journey.
At the age of 70, Phillip enthusiastically signed up to spend four days a week recording the testimonies of Holocaust survivors at the Jewish Holocaust Centre in Melbourne – a job he gave his heart and soul to for 30 years.
Read the article by Carly Douglas in the Gold Coast Bulletin and The Australian.