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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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Estelle Glaser Laughlin

Warsaw, Poland

1929 - 2024

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Janine Oberrotman

Lvov, Poland

1925 - Present

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Kurt Gutfreund

Vienna, Austria

1938 - Present

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Erna Gorman

Metz, France

1934 - Present

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Felix Weil

Frankfurt, Germany

1927 - Present

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Aaron Elster

Sokolow-Podlaski, Poland

1933 - 2018

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Walter Thalheimer

Öhringen, Germany

1925-1997

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Ava Kadishson Schieber

Novi Sad, Yugoslavia

1926 - 2022

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Senada Cvrk-Pargan

Žutica, Bosnia-Herzegovina

1975 - Present

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Vera Burstyn

Budapest, Hungary

1939 - 2023

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Ben Garber

Wilno, Poland

1936 - Present

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Adina P. Sella

Hamburg, Germany

1935 - Present

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