The man who lived — RIP Abram Goldberg 1924-2025

The oldest man to appear on the Speakola podcast has died, aged 100. Abram Goldberg survived the Holocaust and made living his mission. He was a beautiful person. RIP.

Abram Goldberg with wife Cesia

Only two months ago my friend Laini (a Speakola subscriber) suggested taking my kids through Melbourne’s Holocaust Museum with Abram Goldberg. ‘He doesn’t do as many tours, but I think he still does them’.

It says everything about Abram that he told his story to the end. I met him first at the Holocaust Museum in the early…