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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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Rena Olenick

Baranowicze, Poland

1931 - 2022

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Cipora Katz

Poland

1938 - 2013

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Judy Kolb

Shanghai, China

1940 - Present

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Janine Oberrotman

Lvov, Poland

1925 - Present

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George Brent

Téscö, Czechoslovakia

1929 - Present

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Walter Thalheimer

Öhringen, Germany

1925-1997

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Erna Gorman

Metz, France

1934 - Present

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Vera Burstyn

Budapest, Hungary

1939 - 2023

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Sia Hertsberg

Riga, Latvia

1927 - Present

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Mark Akgulian

Oak Park, Illinois

1956 - Present

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Senada Cvrk-Pargan

Žutica, Bosnia-Herzegovina

1975 - Present

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Leonid Spivak

Mogilev Podolsk, Ukraine

1934 - Present

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