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96-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Becomes Israeli Citizen After 80 Years

2/20/2026

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Charlotte Roth, a 96-year-old Holocaust survivor, completed her aliyah in Tel Aviv and became an Israeli citizen, nearly 80 years after Auschwitz's liberation in 1945.
She was surrounded by five generations of family.
Born in Czechoslovakia, she endured the Holocaust and lost her family.
After the war, she rebuilt her life in Cleveland, Ohio, marrying and raising four children.
She now has 26 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.

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Story summary

Charlotte Roth, a 96-year-old Holocaust survivor, completed her aliyah in Tel Aviv and became an Israeli citizen, nearly 80 years after Auschwitz's liberation in 1945.
She was surrounded by five generations of family.
Born in Czechoslovakia, she endured the Holocaust and lost her family.
After the war, she rebuilt her life in Cleveland, Ohio, marrying and raising four children.
She now has 26 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.