内容摘要：Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa attends the 46th edition of the International Book Fair in Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa attends the 46th edition of the International Book Fair in Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

After spending much of her life in the United States, Friedländer returned to live in the German capital in her 80s. She was honored with Germany’s highest decoration and with a statue at Berlin’s City Hall.“What I do gives me my strength and probably also my energy, because I speak for those who can no longer speak,” Friedländer said at an event at Berlin’s Jewish Museum in 2018.

“I would like to say that I don’t just speak for the, but for all the people who were killed — innocent people,” she said.German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed his condolences in a statement, saying she gave Germany reconciliation despite the horrors she went through here in her life. Steinmeier said the country cannot be grateful enough for her gift.

A report released last month said more than 200,000within the next 10 years.

Friedländer was born Margot Bendheim on Nov. 5, 1921. Her father, Artur Bendheim, owned a shop in Berlin. He had fought for Germany and had been decorated in World War I.

Friedländer recalled that, after the Nazis took power, her father initially said that “they don’t mean us; We’re Germans.” She added that “we didn’t see it until it was too late.”Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a briefing in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a briefing in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)WHERE IT STANDS: Faded away.

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