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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Judy Lachman

Tomaszow Mazowicki, Poland

1924 - 1997

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Lisl Bogart

Prague, Czechoslovakia

1926 - 2023

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Vera Burstyn

Budapest, Hungary

1939 - 2023

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Walter Reed

Wuerzburg, Germany

1925 - 2016

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Bela Korn

Lodz, Poland

1923 - 2009

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Erna Gorman

Metz, France

1934 - Present

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Aaron Elster

Sokolow-Podlaski, Poland

1933 - 2018

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Magda Brown

Miskolc, Hungary

1927 - 2020

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Ava Kadishson Schieber

Novi Sad, Yugoslavia

1926 - 2022

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John Krawiec

Bircza, Poland

1919 - 2020

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Judy Kolb

Shanghai, China

1940 - Present

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Agnes Schwartz

Budapest, Hungary

1933 - Present

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