Holocaust survivor finally gets diploma: 80-year-old given honor at Marcos de Niza graduation.

From: The Tribune (Mesa, AZ) | Date: May 6, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Jennifer Pinner

May 6--Carl Ofisher awoke Friday morning anxious and scared. It wasn't because it was the 61st anniversary of the day he was freed from his final concentration camp or because he recalled the horrific events he experienced during the Holocaust. For Ofisher, one dream would finally be realized that morning. It was high school graduation day. Wearing a brown Marcos de Niza High School cap and gown, Ofisher sat among more than 80 other soon-to-be graduates and listened as students, principal Frank Mirizio and others saluted his dedication to ...

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