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In 1965, Eva became a US citizen, and the couple raised two children, Alex and Rina. In 1978, after NBC's miniseries ''The Holocaust'' aired, she and Miriam, who was still living in Israel began locating other survivors of the experiments. In 1984, Eva founded CANDLES, (Children of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Lab Experiments Survivors). Miriam died in June 1993, after a battle with cancer. She has remained active in their lectures and guided tours .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribstar.com/local/x1332358310/Gould-Asner-lend-names-to-cause-of-local-museum|title=Gould, Asner lend names to cause of local museum|work=Terre Haute Tribune Star}}</ref> She has returned to Auschwitz on numerous occasions, often accompanied by friends and members of the community . This pilgrimage now takes place each summer; it is next planned for July 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.candlesholocaustmuseum.org/|title=CANDLES: Shining a light on the Holocaust and Eva Kor. Illuminating the world with hope, healing, respect, and responsibility.|work=candlesholocaustmuseum.org}}</ref>
In 1965, Eva became a US citizen, and the couple raised two children, Alex and Rina. In 1978, after NBC's miniseries ''The Holocaust'' aired, she and Miriam, who was still living in Israel began locating other survivors of the experiments. In 1984, Eva founded CANDLES, (Children of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Lab Experiments Survivors). Miriam died of cancer in June 1993. She has remained active in their lectures and guided tours .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribstar.com/local/x1332358310/Gould-Asner-lend-names-to-cause-of-local-museum|title=Gould, Asner lend names to cause of local museum|work=Terre Haute Tribune Star}}</ref> She has returned to Auschwitz on numerous occasions, often accompanied by friends and members of the community . This pilgrimage now takes place each summer; it is next planned for July 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.candlesholocaustmuseum.org/|title=CANDLES: Shining a light on the Holocaust and Eva Kor. Illuminating the world with hope, healing, respect, and responsibility.|work=candlesholocaustmuseum.org}}</ref>


In 2007, Eva worked with Indiana state legislators Clyde Kersey and Tim Skinner to gain passage of an law requiring Holocaust education in secondary schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=52170&search=Iran&section=search|title=Oh, Four Oh Four|work=idsnews.com}}</ref> She has been featured in the 2015 CNN documentary "Voices of Auschwitz"<ref>http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2015/01/08/cnns-wolf-blitzer-to-host-voices-of-auschwitz-jan-27-at-9pm-et/</ref> aired the in which Eva was featured.
In 2007, Eva worked with Indiana state legislators Clyde Kersey and Tim Skinner to gain passage of an law requiring Holocaust education in secondary schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=52170&search=Iran&section=search|title=Oh, Four Oh Four|work=idsnews.com}}</ref> She has been featured in the 2015 CNN documentary "Voices of Auschwitz"<ref>http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2015/01/08/cnns-wolf-blitzer-to-host-voices-of-auschwitz-jan-27-at-9pm-et/</ref> aired the in which Eva was featured.

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Eva Mozes Kor
File:EvaKor2011.jpg
Eva Mozes Kor in 2011
Born
Eva Mozes

(1934-01-31) January 31, 1934 (age 90)
Porț, Romania
Nationality Romania
Other namesEva Kor
Citizenship United States
Known forFounded CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center
SpouseMichael Kor
ChildrenAlex Kor, Rina Kor

Eva Mozes Kor is a survivor of the Holocaust who, with her twin sister Miriam, was subjected to human experimentation under Josef Mengele at Auschwitz. Both of her parents and two older sisters were killed at the camp; only she and Miriam survived.[1] In 1984 Kor founded the organization CANDLES (an acronym for "Children of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Lab Experiments Survivors"), through which she located 122 other living Mengele twins, as the experiment survivors came to be known.[2]

Kor founded CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center in 1995 to educate the public about eugenics, the Holocaust, and the power of forgiveness. Kor received international attention when she publicly forgave the Nazis for what had been done to her. This story was later explored in the documentary Forgiving Dr. Mengele.

Early life

Eva Mozes was born in 1934 in Porţ, Romania,where her parents, Alexander and Jaffa, landowners and farmers, and the only Jewish residents. They had four girls: Edit, Aliz, and the twins Eva and Miriam.[3]

In 1940, when Eva and Miriam were six, a Hungarian Nazi armed guard occupied their village, where . In 1944, the family was transported to the regional ghetto in Şimleu Silvaniei. A few weeks later, they were transported to the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp.

Since Eva and Miriam were twins, the girls were selected as part of a group of children used as human guinea pigs in experiments under the direction of Dr. Josef Mengele.[4] Approximately 1500 sets of twins ere subjected to these practices, and most died from them. Eva herself became very ill, but she lived, and helped Miriam to survive also.

The Soviet Army liberated the camp on January 27, 1945. Found alive were approximately 180 children, most of whom were Mengele twins.[5] They were first sent to a Katowice, Poland, convent which was being used as an orphanage. They finally managed to locate Rosalita Csengeri, a friend of their mother who also had twin daughters used by Mengele. Mrs. Csengeri took responsibility for Eva and Miriam, who eventually returned to Romania.

Eva and her sister emigrated to Israel in 1950. Eva attended an agricultural school, and then attained the rank of Sergeant Major in the Israeli Army Engineering Corps. In 1960, she married Michael Kor, an American citizen and a fellow Holocaust survivor, and joined him in the United States.

Later activities

In 1965, Eva became a US citizen, and the couple raised two children, Alex and Rina. In 1978, after NBC's miniseries The Holocaust aired, she and Miriam, who was still living in Israel began locating other survivors of the experiments. In 1984, Eva founded CANDLES, (Children of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Lab Experiments Survivors). Miriam died of cancer in June 1993. She has remained active in their lectures and guided tours .[6] She has returned to Auschwitz on numerous occasions, often accompanied by friends and members of the community . This pilgrimage now takes place each summer; it is next planned for July 2016.[7]

In 2007, Eva worked with Indiana state legislators Clyde Kersey and Tim Skinner to gain passage of an law requiring Holocaust education in secondary schools.[8] She has been featured in the 2015 CNN documentary "Voices of Auschwitz"[9] aired the in which Eva was featured.

In April 2015 she first traveled to Germany to testify in the trial of former Nazi Oskar Groening. During this trial, Eva and Mr. Groening shared an embrace and a kiss, with Eva thanking Groening for his willingness, at age 93, to testify as to what happened more than 70 years ago.[10]

Honors

In May 2015 she received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana.[11] She has also received a 2015, Wabash Valley 2015 Women of Influence Awards celebration, sponsored by the United Way of the Wabash Valley,[12] the 2015 Anne Frank Change the World Award [13] from the Wassmuth Center for Human Rights , and the 2015 Mike Vogel Humanitarian Award, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Works

  • Echoes from Auschwitz: Dr. Mengele's Twins: The Story of Eva and Miriam Mozes (1995) with Mary Wright — ISBN 978-0-9643807-6-9
  • Surviving the Angel of Death: The Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz (2009) with Lisa Rojany Buccieri — ISBN 1-933718-28-5
  • Little Eva & Miriam in First Grade (1994) Eva Mozes Kor - OCLC 33324155
  • Forgiving Dr. Mengele[14] (2006) First Run Features - Bob Hercules and Cheri Pugh

References

  1. ^ Forgiving Dr. Mengele (2006).
  2. ^ "History of CANDLES". CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  3. ^ http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/exhibitions/wiesel/holocaust_in_northern_transylvania.pdf
  4. ^ Josef Mengele
  5. ^ "Liberation of Auschwitz". ushmm.org.
  6. ^ "Gould, Asner lend names to cause of local museum". Terre Haute Tribune Star.
  7. ^ "CANDLES: Shining a light on the Holocaust and Eva Kor. Illuminating the world with hope, healing, respect, and responsibility". candlesholocaustmuseum.org.
  8. ^ "Oh, Four Oh Four". idsnews.com.
  9. ^ http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2015/01/08/cnns-wolf-blitzer-to-host-voices-of-auschwitz-jan-27-at-9pm-et/
  10. ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/27/nazi-guard-kiss-holocaust-survivor-eva-mozes-kor_n_7149364.html
  11. ^ http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesmarshallcrotty/2015/05/14/holocaust-survivor-eva-kor-headlines-moving-butler-commencement-focused-on-forgiveness-and-service/
  12. ^ http://www.uwwv.org/index.php/news-a-events/news-archive/226-wabash-valley-2015-women-of-influence
  13. ^ http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/change-your-world-celebration/Content?oid=3592473
  14. ^ Forgiving Dr. Mengele
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