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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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Eva Schloss

Vienna, Austria

1929 - Present

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Mark Akgulian

Oak Park, Illinois

1956 - Present

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Erna Gorman

Metz, France

1934 - Present

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Ida Paluch Kersz

Sosnowiec, Poland

1939 - Present

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Sharon Pitluk Silver

Knyszyn, Poland

1941 - Present

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Leonid Spivak

Mogilev Podolsk, Ukraine

1934 - Present

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Rodi Glass

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1936 - Present

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Fritzie Fritzshall

Klucharky, Czechoslovakia

1929 - 2021

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Felix Weil

Frankfurt, Germany

1927 - Present

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Mitchell Winthrop

Lodz, Poland

1926 - Present

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Rena Olenick

Baranowicze, Poland

1931 - 2022

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Ralph Samuel

Shanghai, China

1941 - Present

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