Holocaust survivor Marian Turski dies aged 98

FILE PHOTO: Marian Turski speaks on the occasion of the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, in front of the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes in Warsaw, Poland, April 19, 2023. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo

WARSAW (Reuters) - Holocaust survivor Marian Turski, who became a journalist in Poland and headed an international committee of Auschwitz survivors, has died at the age of 98, said the Polish weekly magazine Polityka, where he worked as a columnist.

In an article on Tuesday announcing Turski's death, Polityka described him as "an exceptional guardian of memory, an outstanding man whose voice was heard all over the world".