Eva Schloss served as honorary president of the Anne Frank Trust UK, which said plans are being made for a memorial event in her honor.
By Shula Rosen
Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss, who spent decades educating young people about the Holocaust and was closely linked to the legacy of Anne Frank, died on Saturday at the age of 96, the Anne Frank Trust UK and the Anne Frank House announced.
Schloss served as honorary president of the Anne Frank Trust UK, which said plans are being made for a memorial event in her honor.
The organization was founded in her name in 1990 to combat prejudice through Holocaust education, drawing on the experiences of Anne Frank and Schloss herself.
Born in Austria, Schloss fled with her family to Amsterdam in 1940 as Nazi persecution intensified across Europe. There, she became neighbors with the Frank family.
Schloss and Anne Frank, close in age, spent time together as children before the Nazi occupation forced both families into hiding in 1942. They went into hiding on the same day. Both were later discovered; Schloss’s family was betrayed by a Dutch collaborator.
In 1944, Schloss, her parents, and her brother were deported to concentration camps. Her father and brother were murdered. Schloss and her mother survived Auschwitz. After the war, Schloss moved to London, where she married Zvi Schloss. Her mother later married Otto Frank, Anne Frank’s father, making Eva Schloss Anne Frank’s stepsister.
For more than four decades, Schloss did not publicly discuss her experiences. She first spoke about her time in Auschwitz in 1988, during a London exhibition dedicated to Anne Frank.
From that point on, she became an outspoken advocate for Holocaust remembrance and education, particularly among younger audiences.
Schloss authored three books aimed at young readers, recounting her personal experiences and the lessons she believed must be passed to future generations.
The Anne Frank Trust UK has said her work focused on challenging hatred and discrimination by confronting the realities of the Holocaust directly.
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