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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...

Sia Hertsberg

Riga, Latvia

1927 - Present

Marion Deichmann

Germany

1933 - Present

Rodi Glass

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1936 - Present

Leonid Spivak

Mogilev Podolsk, Ukraine

1934 - Present

Janine Oberrotman

Lvov, Poland

1925 - Present

Eleanor (Ellie) Merar

Lauterechen, Germany

1926 - Present

Samuel R. Harris

Deblin, Poland

1935 - Present

Rena Olenick

Baranowicze, Poland

1931 - 2022

Adele Zaveduk

Paris, France

1937 - 2020

George Brent

Téscö, Czechoslovakia

1929 - Present

Eva Schloss

Vienna, Austria

1929 - Present

Walter Reed

Wuerzburg, Germany

1925 - 2016

Photo credits: Chris Strong

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