Fashion Designer Diane von Furstenberg Says She Is ‚Torch of Freedom‘ for Holocaust Survivor Mother | Algemeiner.com

Fashion Designer Diane von Furstenberg Says She Is ‚Torch of Freedom‘ for Holocaust Survivor Mother | Algemeiner.com

Famed fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg said on Tuesday night that she sees herself as a “torch of freedom” for her mother, who survived the Holocaust. “I still to this day cannot believe my own mother was there,” said the Jewish fashion icon at New York City’s Museum of Jewish Heritage, where she was being honored at its 20th Annual Heritage Dinner. Von Furstenberg’s mother, Liliane Nahmias, who was of Greek-Jewish descent, was involved in resistance efforts against the Na…