Overview

• Ruth Posner, 96, a Holocaust survivor and actress, and her husband Michael, 97, died together at the Pegasos assisted-dying clinic near Basel last weekend.
• Presenter Sarah Campbell announced the couple’s deaths on Saturday’s edition of BBC Breakfast.
• Playwright Sonja Linden told BBC News she received the couple’s September 23 email informing relatives and friends of their plan, first reported by The Times.
• In their message, the couple said the decision was mutual and free of outside pressure, reflecting on nearly 75 years together and the sorrow of losing their son Jeremy.
• The Holocaust Memorial Trust’s chief executive, Karen Pollock, paid tribute to Posner’s warmth and her mission to educate younger generations about the Holocaust.