Corey Feldman mourns the loss of his 108-year-old Holocaust survivor friend: ‘I loved her’

Corey Feldman is mourning the loss of his oldest — and perhaps most extraordinary — pal.

The “Goonies” star revealed that his 108-year-old friend Risa Igelfeld, a Holocaust survivor who forged an unlikely friendship with the former child actor, has died.

“I AM VERY VERY VERY SAD 2 ANNOUNCE MY OLDEST AGED FRIEND HAS PASSED AWAY 2DAY,” Feldman wrote in an emotional post on X. “RISA WAS AN AMAZING SOUL WHO BROUGHT PURE JOY & HAPPINESS 2 ME DURING THE TIME I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH 2 SPEND W HER IN HER FINAL MONTHS ON THIS EARTH!”

While the pair may be separated by generations, Feldman made no secret of his affection for “Queen Risa.” Earlier this year, the “Stand by Me” star shared photos and footage of himself hanging out with the centenarian, calling their time together “truly inspiring.”

Feldman wasn’t the only one in Hollywood grieving. John Stamos and and Jenna Dewan also paid tribute to Igelfeld, who passed on Monday. Igelfeld, who was born in Vienna, Austria in 1917, had become something of a celebrity in her later years living in Los Angeles — winning over a slew of famous friends with her personality, love and music and remarkable life story.

“I do like any kind of music as long as it’s played correctly,” Igelfeld said in a video posted by Feldman on June 7.

In an Instagram post announcing her death, Igelfeld’s caregiver Aviva Eagle wrote: “Our beloved Queen Risa lived 108 and 3/4 extraordinary years filled with strength, love, laughter, and music. Her beautiful spirit touched countless hearts, and her melody will live within us forever.”

“We LOVED Risa,” John Stamos commented on the post. The “Full House” heartthrob remembered Igelfeld as a familiar face at the Sagebrush Cantina in Calabasas — where he is known to frequently pop-in as a surprise live musical guest — sitting in the front row and enjoying live music even this July. “With the heavenly angels now, singing and playing piano and smiling down on us how lucky we were to have her as our musical mascot.”

“I love you so much Risa,” “Step Up” star Jenna Dewan wrote. “What an extraordinary soul you are. There are no words for how much you touched my life with your light, love, humor, positivity and absolutely beautiful radiant spirit…”

Feldman also chimed in, writing that he was fortunate to have Igelfeld in his life during the past few months, revealing that the unlikely friendship came during a difficult time in his life. “What an absolute God send she was. During a time I was dealing with deep depression, she gave me hope 4 humanity through her strength and positive spirit.”

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