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There are many Holocaust survivors who achieved a measure of objective notability. Those listed here were, at the very least, residents of the parts of Europe occupied by the Axis powers during World War II who survived until the end of the Holocaust (and the war). The majority of the survivors on this list lived through the war in Nazi concentration camps.

Contents

Arts, painters [edit]

Living [edit]

Name Sex male Birth (age) Country
Aron, Kalman M 01924-09-14September 14, 1924 (88) Latvia
Berman, Helen F 01936-04-06April 6, 1936 (77) Netherlands

Deceased [edit]

Name Sex male Birth Death (age) Country
Babbitt, Dina F 01923-01-2121 January 1923 02009-07-2929 July 2009 (86) Czechoslovakia
Mušič, Zoran M 01909-02-1212 February 1909 02005-05-2525 May 2005 (96) Slovenia
Olère, David M 01902-01-1919 January 1902 01985-08-2121 August 1985 (83) Poland
Szapocznikow, Alina F 01925-01-011925 01973-01-011973 (48) Poland

Actors, actresses, and directors [edit]

Living [edit]

Name Sex Birth (age) Country
Clary, Robert M 01926-03-011 March 1926 (87) France
Le Beau, Bettina F 01932-10-2424 October 1932 (80) Belgium
Lowens, Curt M 01925-11-1717 November 1925 (87) Germany
Polanski, Roman M 01933-08-1818 August 1933 (79) Poland

Deceased [edit]

Name Sex Birth Death (age) Country
Lubetkin, Zvia F 01914-11-099 November 1914 01976-07-1414 July 1976 (61) Poland
Pravda, Hana Maria F 01916-01-2929 January 1916 02008-05-2222 May 2008 (92) Czechoslovakia

Literature, memoirs and publishing [edit]

Living [edit]

Name Eva Cor Sex Female Birth (age) Country
Appleman-Jurman, Alicia F 01930-05-099 May 1930 (83) Poland
Auerbacher, Inge F 01934-12-3131 December 1934 (78) Germany
Barasch, Werner[1] M 01919-05-2727 May 1919 (93) Germany
Begley, Louis M 01933-10-066 October 1933 (79) Ukraine
Brady, George M 01928-02-099 February 1928 (85) Czechoslovakia
Bretholz, Leo M 01921-03-066 March 1921 (92) Austria
Collis, Zoltan M 01940-01-011940 (73) Czechoslovakia
Faber, David M 01926-01-011926 (87) Poland
Frister, Roman M 01928-01-1717 January 1928 (85) Poland
Goldman, Yosef M 01942-01-011942 (71) Hungary
Gray, Martin M 01922-01-011922 (91) Poland
Harsh, Arek M 01928-01-011928 (85) Poland
Heller, Fanya F 01924-01-011924 (89) Ukraine
Herzberger, Magda F 01926-01-011926 (87) Romania
Hollander, Eugene M 01914-01-011914 (99) Hungary
Jeruchim, Simon[2] M 01929-12-2525 December 1929 (84) France
Kertész, Imre M 01929-11-099 November 1929 (83) Hungary
Kiek Cohen, Sonja[3] F 01922-11-2121 November 1922 (90) Netherlands
Klein, Gerda F 01924-05-088 May 1924 (89) Poland
Klíma, Ivan M 01931-09-1414 September 1931 (81) Czechoslovakia
Lobel, Anita F June 2, 1934 (78) Poland
Müller, Filip M 01922-01-011922 (91) Czechoslovakia
Pahor, Boris M 01913-08-2828 August 1913 (99) Italy
Reich-Ranicki, Marcel M 01920-06-022 June 1920 (92) Germany
Roth, Irving M 01929-09-022 September 1929 (83) Czechoslovakia
Schloss, Eva[4] F 01929-01-011929 (84) Austria
Sobolewicz, Tadeusz M 01923-03-2525 March 1923 (90) Poland
Stenbock, Fanie[5][6] F 01919-01-011919 (94) Poland
Westheimer, Ruth F 01928-06-044 June 1928 (84) Germany
Wiesel, Elie M 01928-09-3030 September 1928 (84) Romania
Zisblatt, Irene F December 28, 1929 (83) Hungary

Deceased [edit]

Name Sex Birth Death (age) Country
Albreht, Fran M 01889-11-1717 November 1889 01963-11-022 November 1963 (73) Czechoslovakia
Albreht, Vera F 01895-02-1111 February 1895 01971-05-2525 May 1971 (76) Czechoslovakia
Baumann-Parkhurst, Marion[7] F 01912-08-2121 August 1912 02009-04-066 April 2009 (96) Germany
Beck, Gad M 01923-06-3030 June 1923 02012-06-2424 June 2012 (88) Germany
Chillag, John F 01927-04-2020 April 1927 02009-03-2121 March 2009 (81) Austria
Boom, Cornelia "Corrie" ten F 01892-04-1515 April 1892 01983-04-1515 April 1983 (91) Netherlands
Borowski, Tadeusz M 01922-11-1212 November 1922 01951-07-011 July 1951 (28) Ukraine
Celan, Paul M 01920-11-2323 November 1920 01970-04-2020 April 1970 (49) Romania
Clare, George M 01920-12-2121 December 1920 02009-03-2626 March 2009 (88) Britain
De-Nur, Yehiel M 01909-05-1616 May 1909 02001-07-1717 July 2001 (92) Poland
Delbo, Charlotte F 01913-08-1010 August 1913 01985-03-011 March 1985 (71) France
Feldhendler, Leon M 01910-01-011910 01945-04-066 April 1945 (34-35) Poland
Fénelon, Fania F 01908-09-022 September 1908 01983-12-1919 December 1983 (75) France
Frank, Otto M 01889-05-1212 May 1889 01980-08-1919 August 1980 (91) Germany
Frankl, Victor M 01905-03-2626 March 1905 01997-08-022 August 1997 (92) Austria
Glazar, Richard M 01920-11-2929 November 1920 01997-12-2020 December 1997 (77) Czechoslovakia
Hutyra, Stanisław[8] M 01922-01-011922 02000-02-066 February 2000 (87) Poland
Klemperer, Victor M 01889-10-099 October 1889 01960-02-1111 February 1960 (70) Germany
Komski, Jan M 01915-02-033 February 1915 02002-07-2020 July 2002 (87) Poland
Korn, Abram[9] M 01923-01-011923 01972-01-011972 (49) Poland
Kosinski, Jerzy M 01933-06-1414 June 1933 01991-05-033 May 1991 (57) Poland
Kralj, Vladimir M 01901-08-1616 August 1901 01969-03-2929 March 1969 (67) Slovenia
Lengyel, Olga F 01908-01-011908 02001-01-012001 (93) Romania
Levi, Primo M 01919-07-3131 July 1919 01987-04-1111 April 1987 (67) Italy
Lewis (Lezerkiewicz), Victor [10][11] M 01919-08-2525 August 1919 02009-10-055 October 2009 (90) Poland
Lustig, Arnošt M 01926-12-2121 December 1926 02011-02-2626 February 2011 (84) Czechoslovakia
Maxwell, Robert M 01923-06-1010 June 1923 01991-11-055 November 1991 (68) Czechoslovakia
Øverland, Ole M 01889-04-2727 April 1889 01968-03-2525 March 1968 (78) Norway
Pagis, Dan M 01930-10-1616 October 1930 01986-07-2929 July 1986 (55) Romania
Prežihov, Voranc M 01893-08-1010 August 1893 01950-02-1818 February 1950 (56) Czechoslovakia
Semprún, Jorge M 01923-12-1010 December 1923 02011-06-077 June 2011 (87) Spain
Spiegelman, Vladek[12] M 01906-10-1111 October 1906 01982-08-1818 August 1982 (75) Poland
Sruoga, Balys M 01896-02-022 February 1896 01947-10-1616 October 1947 (51) Lithuania
Staner, Mieczysław M 01924-01-011924 02003-08-2929 August 2003 (79) Poland
Torkar, Igor M 01913-10-1313 October 1913 02004-01-011 January 2004 (90) Czechoslovakia

Music [edit]

Living [edit]

Name Sex Birth (age) Country
Ben-Or, Nelly F 01933-01-011933 (80) Poland
Herz-Sommer, Alice F 01903-01-011903 (109) Czechoslovakia
Lasker-Wallfisch, Anita F 01925-01-011925 (87) Germany
Schumann, Heinz Jakob "Coco" M 01924-05-1414 May 1924 (89) Germany
Vogel, Eric M 01938-01-011938 (75) Czechoslovakia

Deceased [edit]

Name Sex Birth Death (age) Country
Ančerl, Karel M 01908-04-1111 April 1908 01973-07-033 July 1973 (65) Czechoslovakia
Arnič, Blaž M 01901-01-3131 January 1901 01970-02-011 February 1970 (69) Czechoslovakia
Fénelon, Fania F 01908-09-022 September 1908 01983-12-1919 December 1983 (75) France
Graham, Bill M 01931-01-088 January 1931 01991-10-2525 October 1991 (60) Germany
Karp, Natalia F 01911-02-2727 February 1911 02007-07-099 July 2007 (96) Poland
Messiaen, Olivier M 01908-12-1010 December 1908 01992-04-2727 April 1992 (83) France
Reiner, Karel M 01910-06-2727 June 1910 01979-10-1717 October 1979 (69) Czechoslovakia
Roman, Martin M 01913-01-011913 01996-01-011996 (83) Germany
Szpilman, Władysław M 01911-12-055 December 1911 02000-07-066 July 2000 (88) Poland

Humanities [edit]

Living [edit]

Name Sex Birth (age) Country
Aran, Lydia[13] F 01921-01-011921 (92) Lithuania
Buergenthal, Thomas M 01934-05-1111 May 1934 (79) Czechoslovakia
Horn, Lauren F 01921-01-011921 (92) Czechoslovakia
Klüger, Ruth F 01931-01-011931 (81) Austria

Deceased [edit]

Name Sex Birth Death (age) Country
Fackenheim, Emil M 01916-06-2626 June 1916 02003-09-1818 September 2003 (87) Germany
Feuerwerker, Antoinette F 01912-11-2424 November 1912 02003-02-1010 February 2003 (90) Belgium
Sendler, Irena F 01910-02-1515 February 1910 02008-05-1212 May 2008 (98) Poland
Szondi, Péter M 01929-05-2727 May 1929 01971-10-1818 October 1971 (42) Hungary
Tatarkiewicz, Władysław M 01886-04-033 April 1886 01980-04-044 April 1980 (94) Poland
Wahl, Jean M 01888-05-1515 May 1888 01974-01-011974 (86) France

Mathematics and natural sciences [edit]

Living [edit]

Name Sex Birth (age) Country
Grothendieck, Alexander M 01928-03-2828 March 1928 (85) Germany
Kahneman, Daniel M 01934-03-055 March 1934 (79) France
Kandel, Eric M 01929-11-077 November 1929 (83) Austria
Kohn, Walter M 01923-03-099 March 1923 (90) Austria
Morgentaler, Henry M 01923-03-1919 March 1923 (90) Poland
Tanay, Emanuel M 01928-01-011928 (85) Poland
Warfman, Rose F 01916-10-044 October 1916 (96) Switzerland
Wilchek, Meir M 01935-01-011935 (78) Poland

Deceased [edit]

Name Sex Birth Death (age) Country
Charpak, Georges M 01924-08-011 August 1924 02010-09-2929 September 2010 (86) France
Goldschmidt, Victor M 01888-01-2727 January 1888 01947-03-2020 March 1947 (59) Switzerland
Librescu, Liviu M 01930-08-1818 August 1930 02007-04-1616 April 2007 (76) Romania
Mandel, Ernest M 01923-04-055 April 1923 01995-07-2020 July 1995 (72) Germany
Philippson, Alfred M 01864-01-011 January 1864 01953-01-3030 January 1953 (89) Germany
Shahak, Israel M 01933-04-2828 April 1933 02001-07-022 July 2001 (68) Poland
Ślebodziński, Władysław M 01884-02-066 February 1884 01972-01-033 January 1972 (87) Poland
Touschek, Bruno M 01921-02-033 February 1921 01978-05-2525 May 1978 (57) Austria
Turán, Pál M 01910-08-1818 August 1910 01976-09-2626 September 1976 (66) Hungary

Theology, spirituality, religion [edit]

Living [edit]

Name Sex Birth (age) Country
Gold, Ben-Zion[14] M 01923-01-011923 (90) Poland
Lau, Yisrael M 01937-06-011 June 1937 (75) Poland
Sobolewski, Sigmund M 01923-01-011923 (90) Poland
Taub, Menachem M Poland

Deceased [edit]

Name Sex Birth Death (age) Country
Avigdor, Yaakov M 01896-01-011896 01967-01-011967 (71) Poland
Feuerwerker, David M 01912-10-022 October 1912 01980-06-2020 June 1980 (67) Switzerland
Gajowniczek, Franciszek F 01901-01-011901 01995-03-1313 March 1995 (93 or 94) Poland
Goldman, Chananya M 01905-01-011905 01982-01-011982 (77) Hungary
Halberstam, Yekusiel Yehudah M 01905-01-1010 January 1905 01994-06-1818 June 1994 (89) Poland
Kozłowiecki, Adam M 01911-04-011 April 1911 02007-09-2828 September 2007 (96) Poland
Lustiger, Jean-Marie M 01926-09-1717 September 1926 02007-08-055 August 2007 (80) France
Teitelbaum, Joel M 01887-01-011 January 1887 01979-08-1919 August 1979 (91) Romania
Weissmandl, Chaim M 01903-10-2525 October 1903 01957-11-2929 November 1957 (54) Hungary
Wiechert, Ernst M 01877-05-1818 May 1877 01950-08-2424 August 1950 (73) Poland
Engleitner, Leopold M 01905-07-2323 July 1905 02013-04-2121 April 2013 (107) Austria

Politics, resistance [edit]

Living [edit]

Name Sex Birth (age) Country
Bartoszewski, Władysław M 01922-02-1919 February 1922 (91) Poland
Veil, Simone F 01927-07-1313 July 1927 (85) France

Deceased [edit]

Name Sex Birth Death (age) Country
Blum, André M 01872-04-099 April 1872 01950-03-033 March 1950 (77) France
Bratteli, Trygve M 01910-01-1111 January 1910 01984-11-2020 November 1984 (74) Norway
Cyrankiewicz, Józef M 01911-04-2323 April 1911 01989-01-2020 January 1989 (77) Poland
Draxler, Ludwig M 01896-01-011896 01972-01-011972 (76) Austria
Geremek, Bronisław M 01932-03-066 March 1932 02008-07-1313 July 2008 (76) Poland
Gerhardsen, Einar M 01897-05-1010 May 1897 01987-09-1919 September 1987 (90)
Goldstein, Kurt M 01914-11-033 November 1914 02007-09-2424 September 2007 (92) Germany
Heilman, Anna F 01928-12-011 December 1928 02011-05-011 May 2011 (82)
Kossak-Szczucka, Zofia F 01889-08-1010 August 1889 01968-04-099 April 1968 (78) Poland
Lantos, Tom M 01928-02-011 February 1928 02008-02-1111 February 2008 (80) Hungary
Nansen, Odd M 01901-12-066 December 1901 01973-06-2727 June 1973 (71) Norway
Nielsen, Martin M 01900-01-011900 01962-01-011962 (62) Denmark
Schumacher, Kurt M 01885-10-1313 October 1885 01952-08-2020 August 1952 (56) Poland
Šik, Ota M 01919-09-1111 September 1919 02004-08-2222 August 2004 (84) Czechoslovakia
Srebnik, Simon M 01930-04-1010 April 1930 02006-08-1616 August 2006 (76) Poland
Tramiel, Jack M 01928-12-1313 December 1928 02012-04-088 April 2012 (83) Poland
Vrba, Rudolf M 01924-11-099 November 1924 02006-03-2727 March 2006 (82) Czechoslovakia
Wdowiński, Dawid[15][16] M 01896-05-2626 May 1896[citation needed] 01970-01-011970 (73 or 74) Poland
Wetzler, Alfréd M 01918-05-1010 May 1918 01988-01-011988 (70) Czechoslovakia

Speakers and researchers of the Holocaust [edit]

Living [edit]

Name Sex Birth (age) Country
Ban, Noémi F 01922-09-2929 September 1922 (90) Hungary
Bialowitz, Philip[17] M 01929-01-011929 (84) Poland
Biterman, Tauba F 01918-01-011918 (95) Poland
Evers-Emden, Bloeme F 01926-07-2626 July 1926 (86) Netherlands
Fayerman, Severin M 01922-03-1818 March 1922 (91) Poland
Fischl, Peter[18][19] M 01930-07-1919 July 1930 (82) Hungary
Gotz, Elly[20] M 01928-01-011928 (85) Lithuania
Hart-Moxon, Kitty F 01926-01-011926 (87) Poland
Kiek Cohen, Sonja [6] F 01922-11-2121 November 1922 (90) Netherlands
Klarsfeld, Beate F 01939-02-1313 February 1939 (74) Germany
Klarsfeld, Serge M 01935-09-1717 September 1935 (77) Romania
Kramer, Clara[21] F 01927-01-011927 (86) Poland
Mandelbaum, Jack M 01927-01-011927 (86) Poland
Nasser, Stephen (Istvan/"Pista") M 01931-02-1717 February 1931 (82) Hungary
Olsson, Eva[22] F 01924-10-2828 October 1924 (88) Hungary
Perel, Solomon M 01925-04-2121 April 1925 (88) Germany
Pollack, Susan[23] F 01930-09-099 September 1930 (82) Hungary
Riteman, Philip[citation needed][undue weight? ] M 01927-01-011927 (86) Poland
Rubin, Tibor M 01929-06-1818 June 1929 (83) Hungary
Taler, Bronisława (née Frankiel)[24] F 01924-05-1414 May 1924 (89) Poland
Taler, Joseph[25] M 01923-01-1010 January 1923 (90) Poland
Wiesel, Elie M 01928-09-3030 September 1928 (84) Romania

Deceased [edit]

Name Sex Birth Death (age) Country
Frankenthal, Hans M 01926-07-1515 July 1926 01999-12-2222 December 1999 (73) Germany
Gelissen, Rena F 01920-08-2424 August 1920 02006-04-088 April 2006 (85) Poland
Gorath, Karl M 01912-12-1212 December 1912 02002-03-1818 March 2002 (90) Germany
Greenman, Leon M 01910-09-1818 September 1910 02008-03-077 March 2008 (97) UK, Netherlands
Herskovic, William M 01914-06-01June 1914 02006-03-033 March 2006 (93) Hungary
Kanitz, Miklos M 01938-01-011938 02006-01-012006 (76) Hungary
Mandelbaum, Henryk M 01922-12-1515 December 1922 02008-06-1717 June 2008 (85) Poland
Pfefferberg, Leopold M 01913-03-2020 March 1913 02001-03-099 March 2001 (87) Poland
Rosensaft, Josef M 01911-01-1515 January 1911 01975-09-1111 September 1975 (64) Poland
Seel, Pierre M 01923-08-1616 August 1923 02005-11-2525 November 2005 (82) France
Spiegel, Paul M 01937-12-3131 December 1937 02006-04-3030 April 2006 (68) Germany
Wolanski, Sabina F 01927-01-011927 02011-06-2323 June 2011 (84) Borysław, Poland (today Ukraine)
Wynschenk, Eddy M 01927-07-1818 July 1927 02003-12-1616 December 2003 (76) Netherlands

Military [edit]

Living [edit]

Name Sex Birth (age) Country
Kowalski, Józef[26] M 01900-02-022 February 1900 (113) Poland
Rubin, Tibor M 01929-06-1818 June 1929 (83) Hungary

Deceased [edit]

Name Sex Birth Death (age) Country
Egge, Bjørn M 01918-08-1919 August 1918 02007-07-2525 July 2007 (88) Norway
Friedman, Tuviah M 01922-01-2323 January 1922 02011-01-1313 January 2011 (88) Poland
Pechersky, Alexander M 01909-02-2222 February 1909 01990-01-1919 January 1990 (80) Ukraine
Pilecki, Witold M 01901-05-1313 May 1901 01948-05-2525 May 1948 (47) Poland, Russia
Rodrigues, Henry M 01930-01-011930 02007-07-1515 July 2007 (77) Netherlands
Shaltiel, David M 01903-01-011903 01969-01-011969 (66) Germany
Wiesenthal, Simon M 01908-12-3131 December 1908 02005-09-3030 September 2005 (96) Ukraine
Willner, Eddie M 01926-08-1515 August 1926 02008-03-3030 March 2008 (81) Germany

Sports [edit]

Living [edit]

Name Sex Birth (age) Country Sport
Helfgott, Ben M 01929-11-2222 November 1929 (83) Poland Weightlifting; 3x British champion (lightweight) weightlifter, 3x Maccabiah champion
Ladany, Shaul M 01936-04-022 April 1936 (77) Yugoslavia Racewalking; 2-time Olympian; holds the world record in the 50-mile walk, and the Israeli national record in the 50-kilometer walk. He is former world champion in the 100-kilometer walk. 5 Maccabiah Games gold medals

Deceased [edit]

Name Sex Birth Death (age) Country Sport
Epstein, Kurt M 01904-01-2121 January 1904 01975-01-011975 (70) Czechoslovakia Water polo; Olympic player (1928 and 1936)
Kleinová, Gertrude "Traute" F 01918-08-1313 August 1918 01975-02-01February 1975 (56) Czechoslovakia Table tennis; 3-time world champion
de Levie, Elka F 01905-11-2121 November 1905 01979-12-1212 December 1979 (74) Netherlands Gymnastics; Olympic champion (1928)
Nakache, Alfred "Artem" M 01915-11-1818 November 1915 01983-01-011983 (65) France Swimming; world record, one-third of French 2x world record
Sláma, Miroslav M 01917-08-033 August 1917 02008-11-3030 November 2008 (91) Czechoslovakia Ice hockey; Olympic medalist (1948)

See also [edit]

Documentaries about Holocaust survivors [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Weners Profile
  2. ^ "Simon Jeruchim". United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Retrieved 2009-08-09. 
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ Beattie (2008-05-05). "Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss to present Geifman Lecture in Holocaust Studies". Augustana College. Retrieved 2009-08-09.  Text "Kamy" ignored (help)
  5. ^ Matyas (2009-06-06). "Rapt pupils learn of the horrors of war". The London Free Press. Retrieved 2009-08-09.  Text "Joe" ignored (help)
  6. ^ Rising from the Holocaust review
  7. ^ [2]
  8. ^ Gleeson (2000-02-21). "A man called Stan". Northern News Services. Retrieved 2009-08-09.  Text "Richard" ignored (help)
  9. ^ Korns obituary
  10. ^ http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/survivor/vlewis.html
  11. ^ https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/alt.obituaries/cVCgvHFL9xM
  12. ^ [3]
  13. ^ RE Lydia Aran
  14. ^ Golds book review
  15. ^ [4]
  16. ^ [5]
  17. ^ About Bialowitz
  18. ^ About Fischl
  19. ^ About Fischl 2, see bottom of page.
  20. ^ About Gotz
  21. ^ Clara Kramer profile
  22. ^ Eva Olsson profile
  23. ^ About Susan Pollack
  24. ^ About Dr. Joseph and Mrs. Taler
  25. ^ About Dr. Joseph and Mrs. Taler
  26. ^ "Pan Józef ma 107 lat i czuje się znakomicie" (in Polish). Wirtualna Polska. Retrieved 2007-03-16. 

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