Israeli Holocaust historian Israel Gutman dies

This undated photograph provided by Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial shows Israel Gutman who survived the Nazi atrocities of WWII, fought in the Warsaw Ghetto uprising and dedicated his life to researching the Holocaust. Gutman, 90, died in Jerusalem on Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Yad Vashem, HOPD)







Yad Vashem described Gutman as a “trailblazing historian.” Chairman Avner Shalev said his insight as “someone who experienced in the flesh the horrors of the Holocaust, fought in the Warsaw ghetto, was imprisoned in Auschwitz and was a member of the camp’s Jewish underground, survived the death marches and was a witness to all that occurred - added an enormous weight to his rare and exceptional strength as a researcher, teacher and leader.”

Gutman’s projects included the Encyclopedia of the Holocaust which Yad Vashem called “comprehensive and groundbreaking.”

He is survived by two daughters, and three grandchildren.

The funeral is due on Wednesday in Jerusalem.