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Survivor Profiles

Each survivor has a unique story and often includes a wide range of experiences: suffering, kindness, luck, and more. We invite you to explore these survivor stories, one individual at a time.

Genocide is a worldwide problem.

Aaron Elster, Holocaust Survivor & Museum Vice President Emeritus

Every Survivor Has a Story...

Eva Kor

Portz, Romania

1934 - 2019

Felix Weil

Frankfurt, Germany

1927 - Present

Lisl Bogart

Prague, Czechoslovakia

1926 - 2023

Leonid Spivak

Mogilev Podolsk, Ukraine

1934 - Present

Erna Gorman

Metz, France

1934 - Present

Rena Olenick

Baranowicze, Poland

1931 - 2022

Walter Reed

Wuerzburg, Germany

1925 - 2016

Vera Burstyn

Budapest, Hungary

1939 - 2023

Gdalina (Lin) Novitsky

Kiev, Ukraine

1938 - Present

Adina P. Sella

Hamburg, Germany

1935 - Present

Doris Fogel

Berlin, Germany

1934 - 2023

Adele Zaveduk

Paris, France

1937 - 2020

Photo credits: Chris Strong

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