Eddie Jaku, a Holocaust survivor who declared he was the 'happiest man on earth', has been farewelled at a state memorial service in Sydney.
The self-proclaimed"happiest man on earth" and Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku has been farewelled at a state memorial service at Sydney's Town Hall.
Dignitaries including NSW Governor Margaret Beazley, Premier Dominic Perrottet and a raft of state and federal politicians, including Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, turned out at the Town Hall to honour the man many considered a national treasure. In this undated photo provided by the Sydney Jewish Museum, Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku poses for a photograph in Sydney, Australia.After defying the odds by surviving the war and despite the horrors he had witnessed, the teenager decided the best revenge would be to enjoy life and vowed to smile every day.
He marked his 100th birthday by releasing his best-selling autobiography 'The Happiest Man On Earth'.The NSW State Memorial Service for Eddie Jaku OAM was held at the Sydney Town Hall.His son Michael told mourners on Wednesday his father was a charismatic optimist who loved the limelight.
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