He was a unique novelist for the parent and child generations for at least two decades – appearing on bookshelves in the East Village and Petah Tikva, and was a superstar in Paris.

"While only a small number of these children's personal effects remain, they are invaluable witnesses to the systematic genocide perpetrated by the Nazis," Supreme Court President Esther Hayut says.

This was the peak of the Holocaust Remembrance Day events, which began a day earlier in Budapest. The main march went from Auschwitz to Birkenau, with the participation of 8,000 people from all over the world, including 55 Holocaust survivors.