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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.
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)Between 1948 and 1951, almost 700,000 Jews immigrate to Israel, including more than two-thirds of the Jewish displaced persons in Europe. 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.
- 'It didn't just happen when Hitler came to power' "I mean we had, we lived with antisemitismus [antisemitism], you know it was nothing new to us, because we were born with it, it’s not as it just happened because Hitler came to power.
- 'This lorry with the children drove off and never seen again' "This one morning, orders – ‘get out, get out’ – and whatever. By then we only had a few bits belongings – you, we grabbed the belongings and lined up to march to Plaszow.
- 'That is an experience which will haunt me all my life' "When we came to the railway station in Linz, before we went, we were taken out, we were cuffed together, two and two.
- 'If you started to feel sorry for yourself you were a goner' "Eventually we were herded into what was to be our washing room. It was a huge barrack, with the water running, cold water I must add, from the, from the, from the, the top, there were men in already prison garb, which we never seen before.
Aug 10, 2018 · Listen to or read Holocaust survivors’ experiences, told in their own words through oral histories, written testimony, and public programs. Resources on Survivors and Victims How Can I Learn What Happened to Individuals During the Holocaust?
At the Museum, you can access the full Database of Holocaust Survivor and Victim Names, the ITS Digital Archive, the Benjamin and Vladka Meed Registry of Holocaust Survivors, and other Museum resources.
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