Posted on 12/20/2021 10:22:42 PM PST by blueplum
(CNN)The creator of the human-like robot toys Transformers, Henry Orenstein, died Tuesday at the age of 98 due to complications from Covid-19, his wife Susie Orenstein told CNN Saturday....
A Holocaust survivor who lived through five concentration camps in Poland during World War II, Orenstein came to America in 1947 where he later began his journey in creating toys, his wife said.
Orenstein patented multiple toys in the 1960s, including the Suzy Cute Doll and Johnny Lightning toy cars....
... Henry and Susie Orenstein worked to feed thousands of people in Israel through the Orenstein Project, an organization providing assistance to children, families and Holocaust survivors. The couple also helped to establish a soup kitchen in Queens, as well as build a lower-Manhattan apartment building named after Orenstein's parents, for families in need, according to the Orenstein Project website....
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“zichrono livracha” May he rest with peace.
Some story he lived. To think of how many people like him nazis cost the world. RIP Henry.
RIP.
Odd...CNN didn’t mention whether he was vaccinated or not since he died of the COVID.
My guess...his tank was full-up with Pfizer or Moderna...and it didn’t work.
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