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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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Judy Kolb

Shanghai, China

1940 - Present

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Ava Kadishson Schieber

Novi Sad, Yugoslavia

1926 - 2022

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Agnes Schwartz

Budapest, Hungary

1933 - Present

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John Krawiec

Bircza, Poland

1919 - 2020

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Ernie Heimann

Mainz, Germany

1929 - Present

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Pinchas Gutter

Lodz, Poland

1932 - Present

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Ben Garber

Wilno, Poland

1936 - Present

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Janine Oberrotman

Lvov, Poland

1925 - Present

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Mark Akgulian

Oak Park, Illinois

1956 - Present

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Leonid Spivak

Mogilev Podolsk, Ukraine

1934 - Present

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Ernest Fruehauf

Kitzingen, Germany

1929 - Present

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Ben Goldwater

Brussels, Belgium

1938 - Present

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