Eddie Jaku

Eddie Jaku
OAM
Born
Abraham Jakubowicz

(1920-04-14)14 April 1920
Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Died12 October 2021(2021-10-12) (aged 101)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Known for

Edward Jaku OAM[1] (born Abraham Salomon Jakubowicz; 14 April 1920 – 12 October 2021[2]) was a survivor of several German concentration camps during World War II, who wrote of his wartime experiences after emigrating to Australia. This memoir is called The Happiest Man on Earth and was published when he was 100 years old. It became an immediate best seller.[3] Eddie had a sister Johanna (Henni) who also survived the Holocaust, and he changed his name to Edward (Eddie) as a tribute to his sister, who called him Eddie as an affectionate nickname.[4]

  1. ^ "Mr Edward Jaku". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ McGuirk, Rod (12 October 2021). "Holocaust survivor and author Eddie Jaku dies in Sydney, aged 101". timesofisrael.com. Jaku died on Tuesday
  3. ^ "Eddie Jaku obituary". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  4. ^ Jaku, Eddie (2020). The Happiest Man On Earth. Australia: MacMillan Australia. pp. 1–135. ISBN 978-1760980085.