Eddy Boas
Eddy Boas outside the The Hague apartment he and his family were forced out from when he was three.
August 6, 2026, 12:22 pm
Eddy’s emotional return
At 86, Holocaust survivor Eddy Boas returned to The Hague, not as a man forgotten by the city of his birth, but as its guest of honour. It was a trip laden with irony, emotion and unexpected hope, six decades after the same city council turned his family away.
By Shane Desiatnik
Eddy Boas. Photo: Screenshot
August 14, 2025, 11:48 am
More recognition for Holocaust doco
Eddy Boas told The AJN that the recognition is an "unexpected honour".
By AJN STAFF
Eddy Boas
June 5, 2025, 11:59 am
From hatred to hope
Iranian-Australian Janet Shay transcends her upbringing to tell Eddy Boas's remarkable story of family resilience during the Holocaust. Jessica Abelsohn spoke to the filmmaker about her documentary Reflections of Courage.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Dr George Foster (left) with Holocaust survivor Eddy Boas.
May 8, 2025, 11:47 am
‘Joyous’ event to counter hate
"With this function, we hope to give them much sought-after relief and pleasure," says Dr George Foster.
By AJN STAFF
Eddy Boas (left) with his mother and brother in 1941.
November 11, 2024, 3:57 pm
Holocaust video shown in Parliament
Coogee Labor MP Marjorie O'Neill said Holocaust education is "fundamental in ensuring history never repeats itself".
By Carly Adno
Israeli ambassador Amir Maimon (left) with Eddy Boas.
January 31, 2024, 10:04 pm
Holocaust survivor addresses audience in Canberra
"Some of my friends said I was paranoid, but history told me that it doesn't take much for a population – like we're seeing here in Australia ...," Eddy Boas told The AJN.
By Carly Adno
Eddy Boas with his book. Photo: Yael Brender
August 31, 2023, 12:48 pm
Survivor to speak in home city
Eddy Boas has been back to The Hague since, but he has never told his story to an audience there.
By Carly Adno
Eddy Boas with the book he wrote about his life. Photo: AJN.
February 9, 2023, 11:04 am
Perrottet to attend Holocaust talk
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet will make the opening address at Holocaust survivor Eddy Boas' Parliament event.
By Carly Adno
Child survivor of the Holocaust Nina Basset. Photo: AJN file
January 19, 2023, 9:54 am
‘Disappointing on many levels’
Holocaust survivors have responded to NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet's admission that he wore a Nazi uniform.
By CARLY ADNO & MIA GARDINER
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