This Holocaust survivor threw out the first pitch on her 100th birthday

[Behind the Aegis]

Holocaust survivor Helen Kahan celebrated her 100th birthday in just about the best way I could imagine: by throwing out the ceremonial first pitch for her favorite baseball team, surrounded by her multi-generational family.

Is it misty in here?

Kahan, who survived multiple Nazi concentration camps, was joined by her two children, plus five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren, on May 5 as the Tampa Bay Rays honored her before a matchup with the New York Yankees.

“I never could have imagined celebrating a birthday like this, let alone my 100th!” said Kahan. “I’m so grateful that I am here to tell my story and help the world remember why kindness and empathy are so important for us all.”


Helen Kahan and her family at the Tampa Bay Rays game, May 5, 2023. (Courtesy Tampa Bay Rays)

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[ornotna]

1. What a great story.

Go Helen!

And go Rays!

[COL Mustard]

2. Unfortunately there are far too many people

Who still deny that the Holocaust even happened. I’ve been to several of the camps. I see the evidence.

[twodogsbarking]

3. Never forget. Make sure it never happens again.

[electric_blue68]

4. Great story. Even if she was with "the other side".😉 NYC'r and Yankee Fan here....

Imagine living to be 100 after the horrors she endured.

[Judi Lynn]

5. Best wishes for this outstanding woman. She looks happy, and very focused. She's amazing. 🦋

(She has a great sense of humor allowing them to get her to wear a Rays uniform! Looks very together, wearing it, too.)