Mollie Horwitz

• Full name: Malka Horwitz
• Lifespan: (16.03.1913 – present)
• Age: 112 years
• Birthplace: Russian Empire (now Lithuania)
• Last residence: USA (Florida)
• Application date: 09.12.2025
• Validation date: 21.01.2026
• Validation source: Oliver Trim/Dr Waclaw Jan Kroczek/Roy Ogus

Biography

Malka Godur (now known as “Mollie”) was born in Vilkomir, Vilnius County, Lithuania (then part of the Russian Empire), on March 16 1913 (claims March 16 1916 N.S / March 3 1916 O.S) to parents Fishel and Khaya (nee Zakaite) Godur. Vilkomir is now named Ukmerge.

On November 19 1935 she married Meer Shmuilavich in Ukmerge. They had a child together – a son named Pinhus (later known as “Peter”) in 1938. Mollie had at least two children. Her husband died in the Second World War and she and her family were taken captive in the Vilna ghetto. Many of her family members were killed.

Mollie and her son escaped the ghetto and managed to flee to Cuba in 1947 with the remaining living family members.

In the early 1960’s they again had to flee, this time from communist rule in Cuba. The family arrived in Miami, Florida, USA, where they remained. On July 2 1963 she married Maier Rotschneider in Miami, but the couple divorced in February 1966. Later, Mollie went on to marry a man with the surname Horwitz, whom she outlived.

In March 2023 she became a supercentenarian on turning 110 (claimed 107).

Mollie currently still lives in Miami, Florida, at age 112. She is recognized as one of the oldest survivors of the Holocaust, likely being the oldest currently living survivor.

Sources

https://www.wlrn.org/history/2025-06-18/miami-holocaust-survivor-109-mollie-horwitz

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2024/03/15/miami-beach-holocaust-survivor-turns-108

Validation

Her age was verified by Oliver Trim, Dr Waclaw Jan Kroczek and Roy Ogus, then validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) on January 21 2026.

Age analysis

Although Mollie claims to have been born March 16 1916 (March 3 1916 in the old calendar), much early and mid-life documents show she was much more likely born in 1913. It would appear that 1916 started to be used on reaching the US.

With help from a specialist researcher, Roy Ogus, it was determined highly likely that the ages given in the documents in Lithuania are correct. Birth records for the Jewish community for the region no longer remain, but other documents from early life remain. In fact the earliest record available would actually point to Mollie being born before 1913.

Given the consistency in all other early and mid-life documents found and a period of analysis, it was determined 1913 the most likely year of birth for Mollie.