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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Katie Altenberg

Vienna, Austria

1936 - 2022

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Gdalina (Lin) Novitsky

Kiev, Ukraine

1938 - Present

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Cipora Katz

Poland

1938 - 2013

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Aaron Elster

Sokolow-Podlaski, Poland

1933 - 2018

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Erna Gorman

Metz, France

1934 - Present

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Leonid Spivak

Mogilev Podolsk, Ukraine

1934 - Present

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Pinchas Gutter

Lodz, Poland

1932 - Present

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Walter Reed

Wuerzburg, Germany

1925 - 2016

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Adele Zaveduk

Paris, France

1937 - 2020

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Israel Starck

Podhoryan-Munkács, Czechoslovakia

1929 - Present

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Eleanor (Ellie) Merar

Lauterechen, Germany

1926 - Present

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Ida Paluch Kersz

Sosnowiec, Poland

1939 - Present

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