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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Gdalina (Lin) Novitsky

Kiev, Ukraine

1938 - Present

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Ruth Gilbert

Lodz, Poland

1938 - Present

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Vera Burstyn

Budapest, Hungary

1939 - 2023

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Marguerite Mishkin

Brussels, Belgium

1941 - Present

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Mark Akgulian

Oak Park, Illinois

1956 - Present

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Lisl Bogart

Prague, Czechoslovakia

1926 - 2023

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David Dragon

Warsaw, Poland

1923 - 2022

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Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj

Guatemala

1965 - Present

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Ben Garber

Wilno, Poland

1936 - Present

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Mark Weinberg

Warsaw, Poland

1912 - 1999

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Estelle Glaser Laughlin

Warsaw, Poland

1929 - 2024

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Aron Derman

Berlin, Germany

1926 - 2002

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