Otto Šimko: key obituary facts
Is Otto Šimko dead? Yes. Otto Šimko died on February 11, 2026, at age 101.
Cause of death: Otto Šimko's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Otto Šimko known for?
They was known as Slovak jurist.
Otto Šimko, a Slovak jurist and Holocaust survivor, died on February 11, 2026.
Born in Topoľčany on June 1, 1924, to Artúr and Irena Šimko, he spent most of his childhood in Nitra. His father was a Jewish lawyer and later a judge.
Šimko was a member of Hashomer Hatzair, the Jewish scouts with a strong left-wing and communist orientation. During World War II, after the adoption of the anti-Jewish laws, police came to his apartment in Nitra to deport him, but he was at work digging a canal in Svätý Jur for the Jewish work center. His father was imprisoned in Ilava because he was a social democrat.
Otto Šimko (1 June 1924 – 10 February 2026) was a Slovak jurist and Holocaust survivor.