89 Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Gets Wish, To Sing Anthem At Detroit Tigers Game In May

[Purveyor]

DETROIT (AP) -- The Detroit Tigers are granting an 89-year-old Holocaust survivor's longtime wish to sing the national anthem at Comerica Park.

Hermina Hirsch of Southfield has been a Tigers fan since she moved to the Detroit area more than 60 years ago, WWJ-TV reported.

She spoke of her long-held dream to sing the national anthem at a Major League Baseball game a couple of weeks ago at a family dinner.

"I said, 'I don't want to die before I'm going to sing at the baseball game,' the national anthem -- and that was it," Hermina said. "I never thought that it would get such a big response. I just figured I would sing it."

Hirsch's family recorded a video of her singing her rendition and shared it on social media, WJBK-TV reported.

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[elljay]

1. Kol Hakavod, Hermina!

(Hebrew for "Well Done!&quot