Noach Flug, Advocate for Holocaust Survivors, Dies at 86
Noach Flug, a tireless advocate for the rights of Holocaust survivors, has died in Jerusalem. He was 86, the Associated Press reported.
The Center of Organizations of Holocaust Survivors in Israel said Flug died Thursday morning at Shaare Zedek Hospital.
Flug “worked day and night in Israel and around the world for the good of his fellow survivors,” center spokesman Uri Arazi said. “He was a man of integrity and a leader.”
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