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Knitting legend Rose Girone, world’s oldest Holocaust survivor, dies at 113

JL;DR SUMMARY Rose Girone, a Holocaust survivor and prominent figure in New York's knitting community, passed away at the age of 113. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Forest Hills, New York, United States
"Girone who ran a knitting shop in Forest Hills, Queens and credits the craft as helping to save her family during the Holocaust was, by all accounts, a remarkable person, and was well-loved in New Yorks knitting community."
Hamburg, Germany
"Born in Janov, Poland in 1912, Girones family settled in Hamburg, Germany, where they ran a theatrical costume shop."
Shanghai, China
"Shanghai was one of the last open ports in the world; Girone presented the visa to the Nazi authorities and was able to get Mannheim released from Buchenwald."
Beechhurst, New York, United States
"According to the Long Island Herald, following the death of her husband, Girone lived alone at her apartment in Beechhurst, Queens until she was 103."

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