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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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Doris Fogel

Berlin, Germany

1934 - 2023

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Rena Olenick

Baranowicze, Poland

1931 - 2022

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Walter Reed

Wuerzburg, Germany

1925 - 2016

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Sia Hertsberg

Riga, Latvia

1927 - Present

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Yvonne Aronson

Brussels, Belgium

1939 - Present

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Samuel R. Harris

Deblin, Poland

1935 - Present

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Frank Stern

Frankfurt, Germany

1929 - 2023

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Kizito D. Kalima

Nyanza, Rwanda

1979 - Present

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Eric Blaustein

Chemnitz, Germany

1926 - Present

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Lisl Bogart

Prague, Czechoslovakia

1926 - 2023

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Aaron Elster

Sokolow-Podlaski, Poland

1933 - 2018

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Mark Akgulian

Oak Park, Illinois

1956 - Present

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