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...

Matus Stolov

Minsk, Belarussia

1928 - 2020

Ben Goldwater

Brussels, Belgium

1938 - Present

Lisl Bogart

Prague, Czechoslovakia

1926 - 2023

Erna Gorman

Metz, France

1934 - Present

Sia Hertsberg

Riga, Latvia

1927 - 2025

Steen Metz

Odense, Denmark

1935 - Present

Barney Sidler

Demblin, Poland

1933 - 2025

Vera Burstyn

Budapest, Hungary

1939 - 2023

Leonid Spivak

Mogilev Podolsk, Ukraine

1934 - Present

Felix Weil

Frankfurt, Germany

1927 - 2025

David Dragon

Warsaw, Poland

1923 - 2022

Agnes Schwartz

Budapest, Hungary

1933 - Present

Photo credits: Chris Strong

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