Yisrael Kristal –
World record holder, confectioner, Jew.
September 15, 1903 – August 11, 2017.
Aged 113 years.
Most recognized for: Until yesterday, Guinness certified him as the oldest man alive. After surviving the holocaust, he moved from Poland to Israel to open a candy shop. One of his signature sweets: miniature liquor bottles made of chocolate. Nice, right? So now that ol’ Yizzus is gone, the Guinness title has been passed on to some grizzled Spaniard.
