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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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Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj

Guatemala

1965 - Present

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Walter Reed

Wuerzburg, Germany

1925 - 2016

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Vera Burstyn

Budapest, Hungary

1939 - 2023

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Cipora Katz

Poland

1938 - 2013

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Fritzie Fritzshall

Klucharky, Czechoslovakia

1929 - 2021

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Erna Gans

Bielsko, Poland

1920 -1999

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Marion Deichmann

Germany

1933 - Present

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Frank Stern

Frankfurt, Germany

1929 - 2023

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Aaron Elster

Sokolow-Podlaski, Poland

1933 - 2018

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George Brent

Téscö, Czechoslovakia

1929 - Present

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Matus Stolov

Minsk, Belarussia

1928 - 2020

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Rodi Glass

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1936 - Present

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