Ben Helfgott, Holocaust survivor and Olympic athlete, dies at 93
June 25, 2023
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as posted by the channelSir Ben Helfgott, a Polish-born British Holocaust survivor, who was freed from a Nazi concentration camp at age 15 and went on to become an Olympic weightlifter, has died at 93. After retiring from weightlifting, Helfgott spent his life helping Holocaust survivors and keeping alive the memories of those who died. Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist remembers a life well lived.
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