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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Eva Schloss

Vienna, Austria

1929 - Present

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Estelle Glaser Laughlin

Warsaw, Poland

1929 - 2024

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Ruth Gilbert

Lodz, Poland

1938 - Present

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Pinchas Gutter

Lodz, Poland

1932 - Present

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Sia Hertsberg

Riga, Latvia

1927 - 2025

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Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj

Guatemala

1965 - Present

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Eric Blaustein

Chemnitz, Germany

1926 - Present

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Dov Boros

Budapest, Hungary

1932 - Present

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Aron Derman

Berlin, Germany

1926 - 2002

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Doris Fogel

Berlin, Germany

1934 - 2023

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Aaron Elster

Sokolow-Podlaski, Poland

1933 - 2018

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Marguerite Mishkin

Brussels, Belgium

1941 - Present

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