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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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Aron Derman

Berlin, Germany

1926 - 2002

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Aaron Elster

Sokolow-Podlaski, Poland

1933 - 2018

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Erna Gans

Bielsko, Poland

1920 -1999

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Magda Brown

Miskolc, Hungary

1927 - 2020

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Kurt Gutfreund

Vienna, Austria

1938 - Present

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Matus Stolov

Minsk, Belarussia

1928 - 2020

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Ida Paluch Kersz

Sosnowiec, Poland

1939 - Present

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Ernie Heimann

Mainz, Germany

1929 - Present

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Dov Boros

Budapest, Hungary

1932 - Present

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Ben Garber

Wilno, Poland

1936 - Present

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George Brent

Téscö, Czechoslovakia

1929 - Present

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Agnes Schwartz

Budapest, Hungary

1933 - Present

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