Dov Forman
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About
British author and social media content creator widely hailed for his work in Holocaust education. He co-authored the memoir Lily's Promise: How I Survived Auschwitz and Found the Strength to Live, which went on to become a New York Times bestseller. He is also passionate about combatting antisemitism on social media.
Before Fame
He began sharing his grandmother's Holocaust testimony on Twitter when he was only sixteen years old and launched the lilyebert TikTok account during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to educate his friends and peers about the Holocaust. To date, it has accumulated more than 2 million followers.
Trivia
In 2021, he received the Points of Light award from the UK Prime Minister for his preservation of his great-grandmother's memories from the Holocaust. He has collaborated with UK government departments on Holocaust education projects including the Department for Education and the Foreign Office.
Family Life
He is the great-grandson of Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert. He is the youngest of three children in his family.
Associated With
His great-grandmother and Elie Wiesel are Holocaust survivors.