The European Jewish Congress also expressed its sadness on Twitter with the following statement.We are deeply saddened by the passing of Benjamin Orenstein z'l, a Holocaust survivor who dedicated the last decades of his life to sharing his story. He was with us @UNGeneva in 2019.May his memory be a blessing & a guiding light for generations to come. #WeRemember pic.twitter.com/GTZUQYGtX3
— Israel in UN/Geneva (@IsraelinGeneva) February 10, 2021
Alain Jakubowicz, President of League Against Racism and Antisemitism (LICRA), also made a statement on the social media.We are deeply saddened to learn that Holocaust survivor Benjamin Orenstein z”l has passed away. He was an inspiration who dedicated his life to Holocaust education & made it his mission to ensure that the atrocities of the past would never be forgotten. pic.twitter.com/TQkItxhbJo
— European Jewish Congress (@eurojewcong) February 10, 2021
Il était le dernier. Benjamin Orenstein deporté a #Auschwitz a 18 ans a consacré sa vie à témoigner. Nous n’entendrons plus son merveilleux accent yiddish. Le matricule B4416 ne répondra plus. Désormais la mémoire va être encore plus difficile...
— Alain Jakubowicz (@JakubowiczA) February 10, 2021