428:
51:
290:
934:
377:, Kristal weighed 82 pounds (37 kg). He was taken to the hospital, where he returned to his profession and made candies for Soviet soldiers, before returning to Łódź, where he rebuilt his destroyed candy shop and met his second wife, Batsheva. They married in 1947. The couple had a son, Chaim, who was born in Poland, and a daughter, Shula, who was born in
457:. His status was verified after documents confirming his age were uncovered in Poland (formerly, the family's oldest document was from his wedding at age 25, but Guinness regulations require documentation from the first 20 years of a person's life to claim the record; the newly found documents were discovered by Jewish Records Indexing – Poland).
397:. He initially worked at the Palata candy factory, where he was considered an expert and taught the owners to make an entire production line of sweets. He then became self-employed, making boutique sweets at home and selling them at a Haifa kiosk. Among the sweets he produced were tiny
443:
on 23 February 2014, Kristal became recognized as the world's oldest known
Holocaust survivor (though he was actually a few months older than she was). He became the world's oldest living man on 18 January 2016, after the death of Japanese supercentenarian
345:. After briefly laboring as a metalworker, he opened a candy store with an uncle. While initially working as a physical laborer, he later became a renowned expert candy-maker. He married Chaja Feige Frucht in 1928, and they had two children.
405:, and chocolate-covered orange peels. In 1952, he began manufacturing his candies at the Sar and Kristal Factory on Shivat Zion Street. After the factory closed in 1970, he returned to making his candies at home before retiring.
353:
In 1940, after the
Germans had taken over Poland during World War II, Kristal continued to manufacture candy, at times secretly and at other times with the encouragement of the heads of the
964:
854:
718:
969:
408:
Kristal had nine grandchildren. He also had great-grandchildren, but his family preferred not to state his exact number of descendants for fear of the "
1029:
1024:
999:
1004:
301:
family in
Maleniec, Końskie County, near Żarnów, then part of Congress Poland of the Russian Empire, on 15 September 1903. His father was a
466:
334:
in person when the monarch rode through his town in a car, and recalled sweets being thrown as he passed. His father was drafted into the
419:
a century later, in
September 2016, at the age of 113. Kristal died at his home in Haifa on 11 August 2017, at age 113 years, 10 months.
1034:
979:
692:
471:
1039:
984:
305:
scholar who ensured his son had a religious education, and
Kristal would remain religiously observant all his life. He attended a
904:
1009:
798:
994:
327:
at six. In a 2012 interview, he recalled his father waking him at five in the morning to begin his religious instruction.
671:
373:
Kristal's wife was murdered in
Auschwitz; he worked as a forced laborer and survived. When the camp was liberated by the
1044:
367:
587:"A devout Jew, he has wrapped phylacteries daily for the past century." That's from Bar Mitzvah age until his passing.
243:
78:
1019:
938:
773:
723:
561:
331:
974:
859:
453:
1014:
989:
335:
330:
His mother died in 1913 when he was ten years old. After World War I broke out in 1914, he saw Kaiser
959:
954:
498:
427:
566:
494:
416:
855:"Guinness World Records announces Holocaust survivor Israel Kristal as world's oldest living man"
676:
523:
235:. After the death of Yasutaro Koide, of Japan, on 18 January 2016, he was also recognized as the
232:
338:, was taken prisoner and died soon after the war. Meanwhile, Kristal moved in with his uncles.
436:
402:
228:
824:
639:
50:
527:
363:
316:
251:
220:
82:
415:
Having been unable to do so at the age of 13 due to World War I, Kristal celebrated his
603:
445:
255:
86:
745:
948:
274:
262:
236:
147:
138:
342:
289:
366:. His two children died in the ghetto, while Kristal and his wife were deported to
320:
270:
247:
451:
On 11 March 2016, Kristal was officially recognized as the world's oldest man by
825:"Israeli Confectioner, 110, Inherits Title of World's Oldest Holocaust Survivor"
640:"Israeli Confectioner, 110, Inherits Title of World's Oldest Holocaust Survivor"
266:
524:"The World's Oldest Man Was Born 113 Years Ago. Here's What Else Happened Then"
497:. However, in Israel, where Kristal lived, the date was still 18 January 2016 (
17:
933:
750:
409:
374:
359:
672:"World's Oldest Man, After Century Wait, Celebrates Bar Mitzvah at Last"
693:"Family, Faith, Food and Other Keys to Becoming the World's Oldest Man"
608:
324:
312:
440:
398:
378:
354:
307:
278:
905:"Israeli Holocaust survivor confirmed as world's oldest man at 112"
394:
302:
288:
109:
401:
bottles made of chocolate wrapped in colored foil, jam made from
799:"World's oldest man, an Israeli Holocaust survivor, dies at 113"
719:"112-year-old Yisrael Kristal believed to be world's oldest man"
298:
746:"World's oldest man, Yisrael Kristal, 113, to hold bar mitzvah"
604:"Israeli Auschwitz Survivor Could Be Oldest Man in the World"
227:; 15 September 1903 – 11 August 2017) was a Polish-Israeli
882:
258:, Kristal remained religiously observant all his life.
774:"World's oldest man marks bar mitzvah, 100 years late"
562:"World's oldest man marks bar mitzvah, 100 years late"
547:
370:
during the liquidation of the ghetto in August 1944.
389:
In 1950, the family immigrated to Israel on the ship
198:
153:
134:
117:
93:
60:
34:
493:Yasutaro Koide died on 19 January 2016 12:17 a.m.
431:Kristal's name and date of birth on a 1918 record
489:
487:
8:
848:
846:
27:Polish-Israeli supercentenarian (1903–2017)
634:
632:
630:
628:
626:
597:
595:
593:
522:Waxman, Olivia B. (15–16 September 2016).
49:
31:
665:
663:
661:
426:
231:recognized in 2014 as the oldest living
514:
483:
293:Yisrael Kristal in Poland 1931, aged 28
191: 1947; died 1993)
172: 1928; died 1942)
965:Auschwitz concentration camp survivors
357:, among them head of the Łódź Ghetto
242:Born in 1903 to religious parents in
7:
467:List of the oldest people by country
435:Following the death of 110-year-old
106:(aged 113 years, 330 days)
903:Cortellessa, Eric (11 March 2016).
224:
883:"Jewish Records Indexing – Poland"
472:List of the verified oldest people
143:(18 January 2016 – 11 August 2017)
25:
932:
670:Bilefsky, Dan (6 October 2016).
602:Aderet, Ofer (24 January 2016).
341:In 1920, at age 17, he moved to
297:Kristal was born to a religious
717:Ed Adamczyk (2 February 2016).
691:Jordan Kutzik (30 March 2016).
560:Heller, Aron (5 October 2016).
311:at age three, where he studied
188:
169:
853:Lynch, Kevin (11 March 2016).
265:by profession, he experienced
1:
1030:People from Radom Governorate
273:as an adult. After surviving
1000:Jews from the Russian Empire
368:Auschwitz concentration camp
1061:
1035:Polish emigrants to Israel
1025:People from Końskie County
980:Polish Holocaust survivors
548:Gerontology Research Group
48:
41:
1040:Polish supercentenarians
985:Israeli chief executives
970:Businesspeople from Łódź
79:Maleniec, Końskie County
42:
860:Guinness World Records
454:Guinness World Records
432:
294:
269:as an early teen, and
1010:Men supercentenarians
430:
336:Imperial Russian Army
292:
995:Israeli centenarians
941:at Wikimedia Commons
217:Izrael Icek Kryształ
65:Izrael Icek Kryształ
1045:Jewish centenarians
1005:Łódź Ghetto inmates
909:The Times of Israel
803:The Times of Israel
778:The Times of Israel
754:. 15 September 2016
567:The Times of Israel
279:emigrated to Israel
146:Oldest survivor of
831:. 25 February 2014
677:The New York Times
646:. 25 February 2014
433:
349:Holocaust survival
295:
233:Holocaust survivor
159:Chaja Feige Frucht
1020:People from Haifa
937:Media related to
437:Alice Herz-Sommer
423:Oldest living man
319:. He learned the
237:oldest living man
206:
205:
144:
139:Oldest living man
75:15 September 1903
16:(Redirected from
1052:
936:
920:
919:
917:
915:
900:
894:
893:
891:
889:
879:
873:
871:
869:
867:
850:
841:
840:
838:
836:
821:
815:
814:
812:
810:
805:. 12 August 2017
795:
789:
788:
786:
784:
770:
764:
763:
761:
759:
742:
736:
735:
733:
731:
714:
708:
707:
705:
703:
688:
682:
681:
667:
656:
655:
653:
651:
636:
621:
620:
618:
616:
599:
588:
585:
579:
578:
576:
574:
557:
551:
545:
539:
538:
536:
534:
519:
502:
491:
323:at four and the
229:supercentenarian
226:
192:
190:
178:Batsheva Kristal
173:
171:
142:
103:
101:
74:
72:
53:
32:
21:
1060:
1059:
1055:
1054:
1053:
1051:
1050:
1049:
945:
944:
939:Yisrael Kristal
929:
924:
923:
913:
911:
902:
901:
897:
887:
885:
881:
880:
876:
865:
863:
852:
851:
844:
834:
832:
823:
822:
818:
808:
806:
797:
796:
792:
782:
780:
772:
771:
767:
757:
755:
744:
743:
739:
729:
727:
716:
715:
711:
701:
699:
690:
689:
685:
669:
668:
659:
649:
647:
638:
637:
624:
614:
612:
601:
600:
591:
586:
582:
572:
570:
559:
558:
554:
546:
542:
532:
530:
521:
520:
516:
511:
506:
505:
492:
485:
480:
463:
425:
393:and settled in
387:
364:Chaim Rumkowski
351:
287:
250:, then part of
209:Yisrael Kristal
194:
186:
182:
179:
175:
167:
163:
160:
145:
141:
130:
113:
107:
105:
99:
97:
89:
76:
70:
68:
67:
66:
56:
55:Kristal in 2016
44:
37:
36:Yisrael Kristal
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1058:
1056:
1048:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1007:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
947:
946:
943:
942:
928:
927:External links
925:
922:
921:
895:
874:
842:
816:
790:
765:
737:
709:
683:
657:
622:
589:
580:
552:
540:
513:
512:
510:
507:
504:
503:
482:
481:
479:
476:
475:
474:
469:
462:
459:
446:Yasutaro Koide
424:
421:
386:
385:Life in Israel
383:
350:
347:
286:
283:
256:Russian Empire
213:Israel Kristal
204:
203:
200:
196:
195:
184:
180:
177:
176:
165:
161:
158:
157:
155:
151:
150:
136:
135:Known for
132:
131:
129:
128:
125:
121:
119:
115:
114:
108:
104:11 August 2017
95:
91:
90:
87:Russian Empire
77:
64:
62:
58:
57:
54:
46:
45:
39:
38:
35:
26:
24:
18:Israel Kristal
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1057:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
975:Confectioners
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
952:
950:
940:
935:
931:
930:
926:
910:
906:
899:
896:
884:
878:
875:
862:
861:
856:
849:
847:
843:
830:
826:
820:
817:
804:
800:
794:
791:
779:
775:
769:
766:
753:
752:
747:
741:
738:
726:
725:
720:
713:
710:
698:
694:
687:
684:
679:
678:
673:
666:
664:
662:
658:
645:
641:
635:
633:
631:
629:
627:
623:
611:
610:
605:
598:
596:
594:
590:
584:
581:
569:
568:
563:
556:
553:
549:
544:
541:
529:
525:
518:
515:
508:
500:
496:
490:
488:
484:
477:
473:
470:
468:
465:
464:
460:
458:
456:
455:
449:
447:
442:
438:
429:
422:
420:
418:
413:
411:
406:
404:
400:
396:
392:
384:
382:
380:
376:
371:
369:
365:
362:
361:
356:
348:
346:
344:
339:
337:
333:
328:
326:
322:
318:
314:
310:
309:
304:
300:
291:
284:
282:
280:
276:
275:the Holocaust
272:
268:
264:
259:
257:
253:
249:
245:
240:
238:
234:
230:
222:
218:
214:
210:
201:
197:
156:
152:
149:
148:the Holocaust
140:
137:
133:
126:
123:
122:
120:
116:
111:
96:
92:
88:
84:
80:
63:
59:
52:
47:
40:
33:
30:
19:
1015:Metalworkers
990:Israeli Jews
912:. Retrieved
908:
898:
886:. Retrieved
877:
864:. Retrieved
858:
833:. Retrieved
828:
819:
807:. Retrieved
802:
793:
781:. Retrieved
777:
768:
758:28 September
756:. Retrieved
749:
740:
728:. Retrieved
722:
712:
700:. Retrieved
696:
686:
675:
648:. Retrieved
643:
613:. Retrieved
607:
583:
573:12 September
571:. Retrieved
565:
555:
543:
531:. Retrieved
517:
452:
450:
434:
414:
407:
390:
388:
372:
358:
352:
340:
332:Franz Joseph
329:
321:Hebrew Bible
306:
296:
271:World War II
263:confectioner
260:
241:
225:ישראל קרישטל
216:
212:
208:
207:
43:ישראל קרישטל
29:
960:2017 deaths
955:1903 births
866:17 February
702:6 September
417:bar mitzvah
267:World War I
118:Nationality
949:Categories
835:2 February
650:2 February
615:26 January
533:15 January
509:References
285:Early life
100:2017-08-11
71:1903-09-15
914:12 August
391:Komemiyut
888:11 March
809:28 March
783:21 April
751:BBC News
461:See also
410:evil eye
375:Red Army
360:Judenrat
244:Maleniec
199:Children
112:, Israel
829:Haaretz
730:16 July
697:Forward
644:Haaretz
609:Haaretz
325:Mishnah
313:Judaism
254:of the
246:, near
215:; born
193:
185:
181:
174:
166:
162:
127:Israeli
441:London
399:liquor
379:Israel
355:ghetto
317:Hebrew
308:cheder
299:Jewish
252:Poland
248:Żarnów
221:Hebrew
154:Spouse
124:Polish
83:Poland
550:(GRG)
478:Notes
403:carob
395:Haifa
303:Torah
277:, he
187:(
183:
168:(
164:
110:Haifa
916:2017
890:2016
868:2020
837:2016
811:2019
785:2017
760:2016
732:2020
704:2016
652:2016
617:2021
575:2019
535:2020
528:Time
343:Łódź
315:and
211:(or
94:Died
61:Born
724:UPI
499:IST
495:JST
439:in
412:".
951::
907:.
857:.
845:^
827:.
801:.
776:.
748:.
721:.
695:.
674:.
660:^
642:.
625:^
606:.
592:^
564:.
526:.
501:).
486:^
448:.
381:.
281:.
261:A
239:.
223::
219:;
189:m.
170:m.
85:,
81:,
918:.
892:.
872:}
870:.
839:.
813:.
787:.
762:.
734:.
706:.
680:.
654:.
619:.
577:.
537:.
202:4
102:)
98:(
73:)
69:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
