A WOMAN who dedicated her life to caring for others after fleeing the Nazis has died aged 100.

Friends and family will gather to say their final farewells to Lorle Michaelis at her funeral at Nab Wood on Thursday, November 13, at 2pm.

Mrs Michaelis was the longest living member of the Bradford Synagogue and had volunteered in the city for a remarkable 42 years. She worked as a volunteer in the drop-in and advice centre at Bradford Association for the Elderly.

She had also devoted many hours to visiting cancer patients and blind people and at the age of 86 had been honoured with a Bradford’s Best Citizen Award for Voluntary Service.

Mrs Michaelis, who died on October 30, was one of the thousands of Jews who fled from the Nazis just before the Second World War broke out.

She lost her parents in the horror of the concentration camps, and was forced to escape to Britain with her brother.

She came to Bradford to rebuild her life and had to teach herself English to get by.

Thursday’s service will be led by Rudi Leavor, who is chairman of the Bradford Synagogue.

Her nephew Nick Grant will also be travelling from his home in St Albans to pay tribute to her long and eventful life.