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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...

Steen Metz

Odense, Denmark

1935 - Present

Ernie Heimann

Mainz, Germany

1929 - Present

Barney Sidler

Demblin, Poland

1933 - Present

Ruth Gilbert

Lodz, Poland

1938 - Present

Kurt Gutfreund

Vienna, Austria

1938 - Present

George Brent

Téscö, Czechoslovakia

1929 - Present

Ben Garber

Wilno, Poland

1936 - Present

Eleanor (Ellie) Merar

Lauterechen, Germany

1926 - Present

Estelle Glaser Laughlin

Warsaw, Poland

1929 - 2024

Bela Korn

Lodz, Poland

1923 - 2009

Pinchas Gutter

Lodz, Poland

1932 - Present

Adina P. Sella

Hamburg, Germany

1935 - Present

Photo credits: Chris Strong

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