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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...

Kurt Gutfreund

Vienna, Austria

1938 - Present

Ernest Fruehauf

Kitzingen, Germany

1929 - Present

Adina P. Sella

Hamburg, Germany

1935 - Present

Ava Kadishson Schieber

Novi Sad, Yugoslavia

1926 - 2022

Frank Stern

Frankfurt, Germany

1929 - 2023

Barney Sidler

Demblin, Poland

1933 - Present

Eva Kor

Portz, Romania

1934 - 2019

Leonid Spivak

Mogilev Podolsk, Ukraine

1934 - Present

Samuel R. Harris

Deblin, Poland

1935 - Present

Yvonne Aronson

Brussels, Belgium

1939 - Present

Janine Oberrotman

Lvov, Poland

1925 - Present

Marguerite Mishkin

Brussels, Belgium

1941 - Present

Photo credits: Chris Strong

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