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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...

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Walter Reed

Wuerzburg, Germany

1925 - 2016

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Erna Gorman

Metz, France

1934 - Present

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Ben Goldwater

Brussels, Belgium

1938 - Present

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Estelle Glaser Laughlin

Warsaw, Poland

1929 - Present

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Matus Stolov

Minsk, Belarussia

1928 - 2020

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Adina P. Sella

Hamburg, Germany

1935 - Present

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Eva Kor

Portz, Romania

1934 - 2019

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Janine Oberrotman

Lvov, Poland

1925 - Present

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Ralph Rehbock

Gotha, Germany

1934 - Present

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Mark Akgulian

Oak Park, Illinois

1956 - Present

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Fritzie Fritzshall

Klucharky, Czechoslovakia

1929 - 2021

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Ruth Gilbert

Lodz, Poland

1938 - Present

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