Death of Aïda Eibenschutz

October 19, 2024

For Adly.

Aïda Eibenschutz, Adly to those close to her, an Abadi “Child”, has broken away not only from this Abadi family but has left me alone in our family bond. She died on October 6.

She was my first cousin, hidden with her brother Dany and me in Grasse at the Maison des Enfants in 1943–1944. On the path of mourning, she follows this brother who died less than a year ago; some would say that at her age… Is there an acceptable age for losing those we love? She lit up part of my life, protecting me through a painful adolescence, a loving, consoling and soothing presence. A bridge between a past I had forgotten and its restoration, she was the Memory of the family, even if towards the end of her life we had to tell her her – our –
story again.

She had a long career as a midwife in Morocco. Attentive and empathetic, she responded to her friends’ requests and never forgot a birthday, to everyone’s astonishment and admiration.

The finality of death is painful. She is buried in Bagneux cemetery.

Goodbye, Adly.

Andrée Poch Karsenti

Testimony of Adly Bohbot

In memory of Adly, we invite you to watch (again) the testimony she gave in front of our camera in 2018