A man recognized as the world’s oldest person, Emiliano Mercado del Toro, died Wednesday at the age of 115 of natural causes at his home in Puerto Rico. He was born in Puerto Rico when it was still a Spanish colony, was drafted into the U.S. army in 1918 but did not serve in combat because the First World War ended while he was still in training.
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Hamokom Yenachem to the family
Was this person Jewish?
u may also want to report that the youngest person in the world was born today
i remember this guys bar mitzah…nobody there woulda beleived he’d live another 102 years…His mother is not taking this too well…
Wow he must have had real kibud av vuem….
Reminds me of a story Dr. Jakobowitz of Baltimore related: An African American woman who was over 100 years old came for a check-up. He asked her why does she think she lived so long. He thought she would say she ate a certain yogurt or did yoga etc. She answered: In the Bible it says you will have a long life if you obey your mammy and pappy, and this is one thing I always did!!
Note: the oldest person is now in Hartford, CT a woman at 114.
Noitallmr;
A non Jew doesnt have the mitzvah of Kibbud av vaem. They are obligated to 7 mitzvos benei Noach so I dont think thats relevant!
nameless – You are right, but I’m just repeating a true story. Everyone could learn from this non-Jewish woman.