Eddie Jaku: Holocaust survivor and peace campaigner dies aged 101

Holocaust survivor-author Eddie Jaku dies in Sydney aged 101 

 to watch Eddie Jaku's TED Talk: "A Holocaust survivor's blueprint for happiness"

"Hate is a disease which may destroy your enemy, but will also destroy you in the process. I'm doing everything I can to make this world a better place for everyone, and I implore you all to do your best too ... Happiness does not fall from the sky; it's in your hands."

On Tuesday, 101-year-old Holocaust survivor and author of his best-selling memoir "

," Eddie Jaku, passed away. During WWII, Jaku escaped several concentration camps and was found by U.S. soldiers, sick and nearly starved after the war's end. He later met and married his wife of 75 years; they moved to Australia, where he volunteered at the Sydney Jewish Museum - helping to preserve stories of the past and, as he said, "teach and share happiness." 

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