Holocaust survivor Phillip Maisel dies a week after celebrating 100th birthday
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Holocaust survivor Phillip Maisel dies a week after celebrating 100th birthday

From the archives:Holocaust survivor and dedicated Melbourne Holocaust Museum volunteer Phillip Maisel died on Tuesday,eight days after celebrating his 100th birthday with twin sister Bella Hirshorn. Good Weekend has republished this article,which tells the story of how Phillip lost Bella during the war,and how they found each other again by sheer chance.

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