Buried On Hitler’s Birthday

While Librescu happened to be killed on Holocaust Memorial Day, he was also buried on what would have been Adolf Hitler’s 118th birthday. Considering that Hitler was responsible for killing at least 6 million Jews, and the fact that Librescu died a hero on the same day that the man who had made a large portion of his life, and the lives of millions of Jews a living hell, the irony of the situation was lost on no one.

An Extraordinary Life

It’s been over 10 years since Librescu lost his life to a crazed murderer on that ominous day in April 2007. But while he’s been buried underground for over a decade, his memory has managed to stay alive and moreover, seems to have even flourished further. At the time of his death, the president of the United States at the time was George W. Bush, and he had honored him by saying, “On the Day of Remembrance, this Holocaust survivor gave his own life so that others might live. And this morning we honor his memory, and we take strength from his example.” And these words still speak true until this very day.