Jerusalem: An 86-year-old great-grandmother was crowned “Miss Holocaust Survivor” on Tuesday in an annual Israeli beauty pageant designed to honor women who endured the horrors of the Nazi genocide. Ten competitors – aged 79 to 90 – walked the podium of a Jerusalem museum, wearing their hair and make-up and dressed in new clothes with scarves adorning their dresses. Organizers of the contest, which was canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, say it brings glamor and respect to a decreasing number of Jewish women whose youth was stolen during World War II but who have continued to build...
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