A striking mural of Lily Ebert, the Holocaust survivor who touched millions with her testimony and resilience, has been unveiled on Golders Green Road.
The portrait, painted by Israeli street artist Benzi Brofman, features Ebert’s serene smile alongside the words, “Where there is life, there is hope.” It has already drawn attention and tributes from passersby, many of whom remember Ebert as one of the UK’s most powerful voices in Holocaust education.
Ebert died on 9 October 2024 at the age of 100, surrounded by her family at home in London. She had survived Auschwitz, losing her mother, younger sister and brother to the gas chambers upon arrival in July 1944. She and her two surviving sisters were selected for forced labour and were later liberated near Leipzig.
After the war, Ebert settled in Britain, where she became a tireless advocate for Holocaust remembrance, speaking in schools and synagogues and, more recently, to a global audience via social media.
Her great-grandson, Dov Forman, helped share her story with younger generations on TikTok, and the pair co-authored the bestselling memoir Lily’s Promise.
