World’s oldest man who is also known as a Holocaust survivor Israel Kristal, died Friday in the Israeli city of Haifa, aged 113.
Kristal’s death was confirmed to DPA by his daughter, Schulamit Kristal, following reports of his death in the newspaper Haaretz.
The deceased was awarded World’s oldest man in March, 2016 by the Guinness Book of Records.
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Kristal had most recently celebrated the 100th anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah, the Jewish celebration of religious maturity, in late 2016 with his family.
A party for his 113th birthday was held on September 15.
Born on September 15, 1903, in the Polish village of Zarnow, Kristal was deported to Auschwitz in 1944 and lost his first wife and two children during the Holocaust.
He emigrated to Israel in 1950.
He leaves behind several children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
