At 98 years old, Holocaust survivor Larry Gochman stood before family, friends, and his community at Temple Beth Am in Margate to celebrate a Bar Mitzvah nearly nine decades in the making, one delayed by war, survival, and an extraordinary life journey.
Now a resident of Wynmoor in Coconut Creek, Gochman was unable to complete a Bar Mitzvah ceremony at the traditional age of 13 because, during his early teens, he and his family were hiding from the Germans in a forest.
After surviving the Holocaust, he came to New York, where he built a catering business and a restaurant. Later, Gochman married Claire; they were married for 67 years and had three children: Barry, Rochelle, and Steven…