Survivor Profiles

Each Survivor of the Holocaust has a unique story – these stories often include suffering, kindness, luck, and more. This page highlights Chicagoland Survivors and gives web visitors the chance to explore the range of Holocaust Survivor experiences – one story at a time.

My fear today is that people will forget the Holocaust.

Sam Harris, Holocaust Survivor & Museum President Emeritus

Every Survivor Has a Story...

Ralph Rehbock

Gotha, Germany

1934 - Present

David Dragon

Warsaw, Poland

1923 - 2022

Ida Paluch Kersz

Sosnowiec, Poland

1939 - Present

Agnes Schwartz

Budapest, Hungary

1933 - Present

Matus Stolov

Minsk, Belarussia

1928 - 2020

Lisl Bogart

Prague, Czechoslovakia

1926 - 2023

George Levy Mueller

Germany

1930 - Present

Max Epstein

Lodz, Poland

1925 - 2020

Ruth Gilbert

Lodz, Poland

1938 - Present

Ben Garber

Wilno, Poland

1936 - Present

Felix Weil

Frankfurt, Germany

1927 - Present

Eva Kor

Portz, Romania

1934 - 2019

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Photo credits: Chris Strong