Holocaust survivor could be world's oldest man at 112
An Israeli Holocaust survivor could actually be the oldest man alive.
According to a report by Breaking Israel News, Yisrael Kristal, who is 112 years old, was born in Poland in a Jewish household in 1903 and lived there until World War II broke out.
Kristal reportedly married after the first World War, and had two children. He was also successful in business as he established a candy and chocolate factory in Poland.
However, when the Nazis invaded Poland, he and his family were forced to live in the Lodz ghetto or slum area. While he was still able to operate his business, his two children died during their stay there.
In 1944, Kristal and his wife were transferred to Auschwitz, a concentration camp for Jews. His wife died there, leaving him all alone. Still, he managed to survive while working for the Nazis.
After WWII, Kristal returned to Lodz and put back his business. He remarried in 1947 and after having his first son with his second wife, made ascent back to the reestablished Israel. They reached Haifa in 1950, and since then he, together with his wife, son and daughter, has lived in Israel as a devout Orthodox Jew.
The Guinness Book of World Records has expressed the possibility that he may be inducted as the oldest man alive at 112. However, they still need to search the world for other possible candidates aside from Kristal.
However, there is no way the record-giving body can confirm his age without information from the Jewish Records Index, which checks the records of Polish Jewish individuals.
Once his records are released, he may be formally included in the Guinness Book of World Records after they are done with their other investigation as well.
