Eva Schloss, the stepsister of Anne Frank and a Holocaust survivor, has died at the age of 96. Her death was announced on Saturday in a tribute published in Jewish News, where her family expressed their 'great sadness' at the loss of 'our dear mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother'.
King Charles led tributes, saying he and Queen Camilla 'admired her deeply' and were 'privileged and proud' to have known her. Schloss, who co-founded the Anne Frank Trust, met the King in 2022 when they danced at a Jewish community centre in north London.
Born Eva Geiringer in Vienna, she fled with her family to Amsterdam, where she befriended Anne Frank. In May 1944, after two years in hiding, they were betrayed and deported to Auschwitz. Her father and brother were killed; she and her mother survived.
After the war, she moved to London, married Zvi Schloss in 1952, and had three daughters. When her mother married Otto Frank in 1953, she became Anne Frank's stepsister. She dedicated her life to Holocaust education, speaking about her experiences to combat hatred and prejudice.
Dan Green, chief executive of the Anne Frank Trust, called her 'a beacon of hope and resilience', adding that her legacy would continue to inspire young people to build a world free from discrimination.
