Holocaust survivors stories
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Holocaust survivors
People who survived the Holocaust
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. There is no universally accepted definition of the term, and it has been applied variously to Jews who survived the war in German-occupied Europe or other Axis territories, as well as to those who fled to Allied and neutral countries before or during the war. In some cases, non-Jews who also experienced collective persecution under the Nazi regime are considered Holocaust survivors as well. The definition has evolved over time.
Survivors of the Holocaust include those persecuted civilians who were still alive in the concentration camps when they were liberated at the end of the war, or those who had either survived as partisans or had been hidden with the assistance of non-Jews, or had escaped to territories beyond the control of the Nazis before the Final Solution was implemented.
At the end of the war, th
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8 Famous Holocaust Survivors Who Shared Their Stories of Resilience
World War II exposed some of the darkest aspects of mankind when Nazi Germany systematically exterminated 6 million European Jews. From pograms and gas chambers to mass shootings and concentration camps, the Holocaust left a devastating stain on Germany and displaced an incredible number of Jews, prisoners of war, and other discriminated groups who were forced to rebuild their lives elsewhere. Many Holocaust survivors have since made their mark on the world.
After enduring horror and heartbreak, famous Holocaust survivors like Otto Frank, Dr. Ruth, and Elie Weisel have demonstrated strength and resilience. In some cases, that has meant sharing stories from the Holocaust. Other survivors have changed the course of history through their work in criminal justice, politics, and art.
Otto Frank
Otto Frank published his daughter’s diary chronicling her life during the Holocaust.
1889–1980
Among his wife, Edith, and his daughters, Margot and Anne, Otto Frank was the lone survivor of the Holocaust in his f
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Video Series | Holocaust Survivors Reflect: Memory, Dignity and Justice
Clockwise from top left: Holocaust survivors Vered Kater (2022), Rabbi Arthur Schneier (2021), Ella Blumenthal (1938), Pinchas Gutter (2021), Vered Kater (age 4), Ella Blumenthal (2022). Credits: Ricardo Wolokita, Nathan Beriro, Courtesy of Ella Blumenthal, Nathan Beriro, Courtesy of Vered Kater, Sean O’Sullivan.
Four Holocaust survivors share with the Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme their reflections on their survival of the Holocaust, and their hopes for the future.
Ms. Ella Blumenthal was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1921 to a large and extended family. In October 1940 she was deported to the Warsaw Ghetto. She survived the Warsaw Ghetto uprising in 1943. The Nazis deported Ms. Blumenthal, her father and her niece Roma to Majdanek death camp. Ms. Blumenthal’s father was beaten on arrival and never seen again by Ms. Blumenthal. Ms. Blumenthal and Roma survived Majdanek. They were sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi German concentration and death camp (1941-1945), and later t
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