Lily Ebert has died aged 100. She was known for her TikTokA Chinese social media company featuring short videos with one billion monthly users. account she made with her great-grandson.

On TikTok, they told the incredible story of Lily's life. She survived the HolocaustThe murder of six million Jewish people in Europe by Nazi Germany. Members of other minority groups were also killed. - the murder of six million JewishRelating or belonging to the religion of Judaism. people and millions of others during World War TwoA global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945 and included all of the great powers. .

Lily was born in Hungary in 1923 to a Jewish family. When the NazisA German political party of the twentieth century, led by Adolf Hitler. The Nazis controlled Germany from the early 1930s until the end of World War II., run by Adolf Hitler, invaded Hungary in 1944, many Jewish people were sent to concentration campsA large prison for people held without legal justification, such as political prisoners or persecuted minorities. The first concentration camps were built by British colonial rulers in South Africa, but the term is most associated with Nazi camps, some of which were used to execute Jewish and other inmates as well as to imprison them..

Lily was sent to a camp called AuschwitzNazi death camp where over a million people lost their lives during WW2. with her three sisters, younger brother and mother. As soon as they arrived, her mother, brother and one sister were immediately chosen to be killed.

Life in the camp was terrible. They worked long hours and were starved. Many people died, but Lily and her two sisters survived. She was rescued in 1945, and moved to London in the 1960s.

Lily began to speak publicly about the horror she had experienced, and wrote a book.

In 2022, Lily's portraitA picture of a person - often showing only their head and shoulders. was shown at Buckingham PalaceThe home of Britain's king or queen.. Her biggest achievement was creating a large Jewish family, because it meant the Nazis had failed to destroy the Jewish people.

With the passing of the last camp survivors, some worry the Holocaust will be forgotten. "When I was in the camp," Lily recalled, "I promised myself one thing: that if I survive I will tell the world what happened."

Could the Holocaust ever happen again?

Yes! Anti-semitismShowing hatred or prejudice towards Jewish people. , or the hatred of Jewish people, is on the rise as the war in the Middle EastThe lands around the east of the Mediterranean Sea and Arabia. grows. Today many people do not know key facts about the Holocaust. If we forget about the Holocaust, it could happen again.

No! Thanks to the work of Lily and other Jewish survivors, the whole world knows about the terror of the Holocaust. Many international lawsRules that everyone must follow. on human rightsThe basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world, from birth until death. They apply regardless of where you are from, what you believe or how you choose to live your life. Some have called for animals and even natural phenomena like rivers to have some form of human rights. have also been created to stop it from ever happening again.

TikTok - A Chinese social media company featuring short videos with one billion monthly users.

Holocaust - The murder of six million Jewish people in Europe by Nazi Germany. Members of other minority groups were also killed.

Jewish - Relating or belonging to the religion of Judaism.

World War Two - A global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945 and included all of the great powers.

Nazis - A German political party of the twentieth century, led by Adolf Hitler. The Nazis controlled Germany from the early 1930s until the end of World War II.

Concentration camps - A large prison for people held without legal justification, such as political prisoners or persecuted minorities. The first concentration camps were built by British colonial rulers in South Africa, but the term is most associated with Nazi camps, some of which were used to execute Jewish and other inmates as well as to imprison them.

Auschwitz - Nazi death camp where over a million people lost their lives during WW2.

Portrait - A picture of a person - often showing only their head and shoulders.

Buckingham Palace - The home of Britain's king or queen.

anti-semitism - Showing hatred or prejudice towards Jewish people.

Middle East - The lands around the east of the Mediterranean Sea and Arabia.

Laws - Rules that everyone must follow.

Human rights - The basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world, from birth until death. They apply regardless of where you are from, what you believe or how you choose to live your life. Some have called for animals and even natural phenomena like rivers to have some form of human rights.