Survivors stories

Meet the people behind the history. Explore Holocaust survivors’ firsthand testimonies, discover their lives, and hear their stories in their own words.

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Judy

Judy was born in 1938 in Berehove, Czechoslovakia (now Ukraine), and grew up with one younger brother in a close-knit Jewish family. In May 1944, during the final deportation of...

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Julia

Julia Salomón de Cohen was born in 1935 in Pristina, in what was then Yugoslavia. She was still a young child when the Holocaust shattered her world. At the end...

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Laszlo

Laszlo's Holocaust Survivor Testimony (Laszlo Selly) follows the journey of a young boy and his twin brother in the "Yellow Star Houses" of Budapest. From the protection of Raoul Wallenberg...

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Leon

Leon's Holocaust Survivor Testimony (Leon Schagrin) is a definitive account of survival against impossible odds. Having endured five major camps—including Auschwitz and Buchenwald—Leon’s first-hand account is a vital pillar of...
Lola Holocaust Survivor Testimony

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Lola

This powerful Auschwitz survivor testimony details the harrowing and ultimately resilient journey of Lola Mozes, a Holocaust survivor from Poland. Born in Katowice, Lola’s childhood was abruptly stolen in 1939...
Lucy Lowell Holocaust Survivor Testimony

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Lucy

Lucy's Holocaust survivor testimony details the harrowing journey of a "hidden child" in Poland. From surviving in underground bunkers to her post-war life in Canada, her first-hand account is a...

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Marie

Marie was born on April 8, 1936, in Brussels, Belgium, the youngest of three children in a family of Russian and Polish origin. Her early childhood was marked by warmth...
Mary Holocaust Survivor Testimony

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Mary

Mary is a holocaust survivor born in May 1927, in Budapest, Hungary. She was just 16 years old when Nazi Germany occupied Hungary in March 1944 and her world was...

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Miriam H

This powerful Auschwitz survivor testimony details the harrowing and resilient journey of Miriam Harel, a Holocaust survivor born in Łódź, Poland, on November 10, 1924. Raised in a deeply religious...

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Miriam K

Miriam's Holocaust survivor testimony documents the harrowing journey from the Kovno Ghetto to the Stutthof concentration camp. This unique first-hand account explores the "unseen" acts of resistance and the sheer...

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Monika & Gitta

In Anita's Holocaust Survivor Testimony, Anita reflects on the devastating impact of the Holocaust on her family and childhood while sharing the resilience and determination that carried her through unimaginable...
Rabbi Nisen Mengel Holocaust survivor

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Nissen

Nissen Mangel's Holocaust survivor testimony tells the story of the youngest child to survive the selections of Dr. Josef Mengele. This powerful first-hand account follows his journey from Bratislava to...

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