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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...

Felix Weil

Frankfurt, Germany

1927 - Present

Barbara Steiner

Warsaw, Poland

1925 - 2018

Estelle Glaser Laughlin

Warsaw, Poland

1929 - 2024

Kizito D. Kalima

Nyanza, Rwanda

1979 - Present

Ava Kadishson Schieber

Novi Sad, Yugoslavia

1926 - 2022

Lisa Derman

Berlin, Germany

1926 - 2002

Mark Weinberg

Warsaw, Poland

1912 - 1999

Ralph Samuel

Shanghai, China

1941 - Present

Aron Derman

Berlin, Germany

1926 - 2002

Judy Lachman

Tomaszow Mazowicki, Poland

1924 - 1997

Ruth Gilbert

Lodz, Poland

1938 - Present

Eric Blaustein

Chemnitz, Germany

1926 - Present

Photo credits: Chris Strong

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