Twenty female Holocaust survivors participated in a beauty pageant in Haifa, Israel. Some criticized the event for being “trivial,” but as far as the photos show, the participants appear to have enjoyed themselves.
The 20 women who competed were between 74 and 90 years old.
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Chava Hershkovitz, 78, getting her makeup done.
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Hershovitz during the pageant.
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Estee Lieber, 74, and Jenia Schwartzbart, 89, dancing.
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