Holocaust Survivor's Peace Message

0:00It's April 30, I'm Cory with the story. This is Adelaide News today, driven by AI. Andrew Steiner is a Holocaust survivor and true South Australian legend. He founded the Adelaide Holocaust Museum and Education Center, and his portrait by photographer Alex Fraine now hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. At 92 years old, he just received the International Eva Fahidi Award for Peace. Born in 1933 into a well-off Jewish family in Budapest, Andrew faced horror when Nazi Germany occupied Hungary in 1944. He spent much of his childhood hiding with his parents and sister, while 12 relatives, including an aunt, uncle and cousins, were murdered by the regime. His family finally reached South Australia in 1948. These days, Andrew warrants about the growing wave of anti-Semitism and intolerance worldwide, encouraging everyone to choose peace over hate. Through his own artwork, he's found a way to process the deep trauma of survival, turning

1:02personal pain into something that teaches others. Stories like Andrews show us how one person's resilience can like the path toward compassion that crosses all divides.