Cousins separated as a result of World War II reunite 75 years later in Israel

September 26, 2019 by JNS
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Two cousins who were separated 75 years ago by World War II have been reunited in Israel.

Morris Sana, 87, and his cousin, Simon Mairowitz, 85, greet each other after 75 years of believing the other had perished in World War II.

Morris Sana, 87, and his cousin Simon Mairowitz, 85, grew up believing that the other died in a concentration camp in Europe during World War II, according to People magazine. The cousins were close friends before the Nazis invaded Romania in 1940, which forced both of their families to flee the country separately.

Sana’s niece and daughter connected with relatives several decades later on Facebook, and organized for Sana and Mairowitz to see each other again in Tel Aviv.

A video of their emotional reunion shows the two men hug and shed tears together.

Mairowitz said, “Good to see you too after all these years,” while holding Sana’s face in his hands as both men begin to cry. “Seventy-five years you waited.”

 

In the clip, Sana, who lives in Ra’anana, Israel, also told Mairowitz that he would often think about him after they were separated.

“I imagine you when you were a little boy,” he said.

JNS

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