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Jewish News 24 · Oct 13, 2026

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HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR WINS 2026 NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY: French Jewish scientist Henri B. Kagan, 95, who survived Nazi persecution as a child by hiding with his family in southern France under assumed names, was awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside Japanese scientist Kenso Soai. The pair were honored for solving the puzzle of how to form a single "mirror-image" version of a molecule, work central to making safer, more precise medicines. At 95, Kagan is among the oldest Nobel laureates ever.

HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR WINS 2026 NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY: French Jewish scientist Henri B. Kagan, 95, who survived Nazi persecution as a child by hiding with his family in southern France under assumed names, was awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside Japanese scientist Kenso Soai. The pair were honored for solving the puzzle of how to form a single "mirror-image" version of a molecule, work central to making safer, more precise medicines. At 95, Kagan is among the oldest Nobel laureates ever.

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