RIP: Gad Beck, at 88

Gad Beck, activist and last known gay Jewish Holocaust survivor, died Sunday. He was 88. During World War II, Beck joined an underground resistance movement to fight the Nazi regime. In a daring act of heroism, he was able to rescue his boyfriend from a deportation center by impersonating a Hitler Youth. After the war, Beck spent his life educating and advocating for Judaism and gay rights, and was the subject of a documentary in 2006. Friends lauded Beck for his signature wit and openness. Reflecting on his life, Beck said, "God doesn't punish for a life of love." [jpost]