Margot Friedländer is one of the world’s oldest survivors of the Holocaust and becomes the second oldest cover star of the magazine. In the issue, she shares that she was “appalled” by the growth of right-wing populism, as well as the rise of antisemitic attacks amid the Israel-Hamas war. A 102-year-old Holocaust survivor has been revealed as the cover star for the July / August edition of Vogue Germany.
Kerstin Weng, head of editorial content at the magazine, said that the theme of the issue was love, featuring their “favourite pieces, favourite people.” The front of the collector’s issue includes the word “love” written by Friedländer, as well as her signature. Weng noted: “The most positive person I know is on this issue’s cover: Margot Friedländer.
To many she is known as a Holocaust survivor. But she not only survived the Nazis, she also overcame betrayal and loss." "She would have all reason to be bitter, but remains open-minded and refuses to take sides,” Weng added.
“She stands up against forgetting and for humanity and togetherness. At 102, she seeks to engage with the younger generation and proves that dialogue is still possible.” Margot Friedländer, née Bendheim, was born in Berlin in 1921.
According to a bio on the website of , Friedländer spent the early part of the war with her mother and younger brother Ralph after her parents separated. They tried to emigrate the US, unsuccessfully. The family planned to flee the country b.