Henriette Siebenberg, an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor, is a thrill-seeking grandmother who proves that age is just a number and fear –even of heights– is an illusion.
To celebrate her grandson Schmuel Eisenmann's 18th birthday, Siebenberg joined him for a daring jump out of an airplane.
"I turned to my grandma and said, 'Can you come with me,' and she said, 'Why not?'" Eisenmann said. "Going with my grandma – it meant so much to me because she’s one of the most positive people I’ve ever met in my life. A lot of that has to do with the fact that she was in the Holocaust.”
Siebenberg's father was killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp. She was raised by a Catholic family in France.
The primary focus of Siebenberg's life is her family. She hopes to take the sky-diving plunge with her other grandchildren.
“When the parachute opens, it was nice to see the countryside. It was beautiful. I think everyone should jump,” she said. “If I’m still around two years from now, maybe I’ll do it again for my older grandson.”
The thrill-seeking grandmother shared her secret to staying forever young.
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“Try to enjoy life, because you never know if you wake up tomorrow. You never know. Every day is another day," she said.
