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Listen to or read Holocaust survivors’ experiences, told in their own words through oral histories, written testimony, and public programs.
List of Holocaust survivors. A group of Holocaust survivors being met by Ernst Albrecht in Bonn. The people on this list are or were survivors of Nazi Germany 's attempt to exterminate the Jewish people in Europe before and during World War II.
NameSexBirthDeath (age)M( 1924-12-11) December 11, 1924October 9, 2015 (2015-10-09) (aged 90)M( 1910-07-02) July 2, 1910August 21, 1988 (1988-08-21) (aged 78)M( 1889-11-17) November 17, 1889November 2, 1963 (1963-11-02) (aged 73)F( 1895-02-11) February 11, 1895May 25, 1971 (1971-05-25) (aged 76)Jan 23, 2024 · Almost 80 years after the Holocaust, about 245,000 Jewish survivors are still living across more than 90 countries. A new report reveals that nearly half of them, or 49%, are living in Israel, 18% in Western Europe, 16% in the United States, and 12% in countries of the former Soviet Union.
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Holocaust survivors are people who survived the Holocaust, defined as the persecution and attempted annihilation of the Jews by Nazi Germany and its allies before and during World War II in Europe and North Africa.
Database of Holocaust Survivor and Victim Names. The Museum’s Database of Holocaust Survivor and Victim Names contains records on people persecuted during World War II under the Nazi regime including Jews, Roma and Sinti, Poles and other Slavic peoples, Soviet prisoners of war, persons with disabilities, political prisoners, trade union ...
Holocaust survivors, the passengers from the Exodus, DPs from central Europe, and Jewish detainees from British detention camps on Cyprus are welcomed to the Jewish homeland. Survivors faced huge obstacles in rebuilding their lives after the devastation of the Holocaust years. Learn about some of the challenges they faced.
Millions of documents containing details about victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution during World War II still exist today. These victims’ records are becoming searchable online and help restore the identities of people the Nazis tried to erase from history.
