Germany Lays to Rest Margot Friedlaender, Holocaust Survivor Key to Remembrance Culture

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz bows in front of the coffin before the funeral ceremony of Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlaender at the cemetery of the Jewish community in Berlin Weissensee, Germany, May 15, 2025. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/Pool via REUTERS

Margot Friedlaender, a Holocaust survivor who played an important role in Germany‘s remembrance culture ensuring the country’s Nazi past is not played down with the passage of time, was laid to rest on Thursday after dying last week aged 103.