List of Holocaust survivors

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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 in the Holocaust. A state-enforced persecution of Jewish people in Nazi-controlled Europe lasted from the introduction of the Nuremberg Laws in 1935 to Hitler's defeat in 1945. Although there were many victims of the Holocaust, the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims (ICHEIC) defines a Holocaust survivor as, "Any Jew who lived for any period of time in a country that was ruled by the Nazis or their allies." [1] The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) gives a broader definition: "The Museum honors as a survivor any person who was displaced, persecuted, and/or discriminated against by the racial, religious, ethnic, social, and/or political policies of the Nazis and their allies between 1933 and 1945. In addition to former inmates of concentration camps and ghettos, this includes refugees and people in hiding." [2] Most notably, as well as Jewish people, this includes Poles, Romani people, Jehovah's Witnesses and those who were persecuted for political reasons such as Communists, those who were persecuted for religious reasons (such as Pastor Niemoller), and homosexuals and those of other sexual orientations. It includes those who were actually in hiding in Nazi-occupied countries. The latter includes Hidden Children, who were hidden to escape the Nazis.

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Most especially, in contrast to the ICHEIC definition, it includes refugees, who fled from their homeland to escape the Nazis, and never lived in a Nazi-controlled country.

The ICHEIC definition was created for the purpose of resolving some insurance claims. Over time, the classes of insurance claims have greatly expanded.

This list does not include refugees, since it is created on the basis of the restricted ICHEIC definition. Refugees include the unaccompanied children of the Kindertransport and the unaccompanied One Thousand Children.

Actors, actresses and directors

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Robert Clary in 1953
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Branko Lustig in 2009

Living

NameSexBirthCountry
Roman Polanski MAugust 18, 1933 (age 92)Poland
Ruth Posner FApril 20, 1929 (age 96)Poland

Deceased

NameSexBirthDeath (age)Country
Clary, Robert MMarch 1, 1926November 16, 2022(2022-11-16) (aged 96)France
Huber, Lotti FOctober 16, 1912May 31, 1998(1998-05-31) (aged 85)Germany
Langhoff, Wolfgang MOctober 6, 1901August 26, 1966(1966-08-26) (aged 64)Germany
Le Beau, Bettina FMarch 23, 1935May 21, 1998(1998-05-21) (aged 63)Belgium
Lowens, Curt MNovember 17, 1925May 8, 2017(2017-05-08) (aged 91)Poland
Lustig, Branko MJune 10, 1932November 14, 2019(2019-11-14) (aged 87)Croatia
Pitt, Ingrid FNovember 21, 1937November 23, 2010(2010-11-23) (aged 73)Poland
Pravda, Hana Maria FJanuary 29, 1916May 22, 2008(2008-05-22) (aged 92)Czechoslovakia
Charles Regnier MJuly 22, 1914September 13, 2001(2001-09-13) (aged 87)Germany
Von Ruffin, Kurt MSeptember 28, 1901November 17, 1996(1996-11-17) (aged 95)Germany
Sernas, Jacques MJuly 30, 1925July 3, 2015(2015-07-03) (aged 89)Lithuania

Artists, painters, and photographers

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Zoran Mušič in the 1960s

Living

NameSexBirthCountry of Origin
Bacon, Yehuda MJuly 28, 1929 (age 96)Czech Republic
Bak, Samuel MAugust 12, 1933 (age 92)Poland
Berman, Helen FApril 6, 1936 (age 89)Netherlands
Selinger, Shelomo MMay 31, 1928 (age 97)Poland/France

Deceased

NameSexBirthDeath (age)Country of Origin
Aron, Kalman MSeptember 14, 1924February 24, 2018(2018-02-24) (aged 93)Latvia
Babbitt, Dina FJanuary 21, 1923July 29, 2009(2009-07-29) (aged 86)Czechoslovakia
Breger, Helen F1918October 22, 2013(2013-10-22) (aged 94–95)Austria
Bullaty, Sonja FOctober 17, 1923October 5, 2000(2000-10-05) (aged 76)Czechoslovakia
Koczy, Rosemarie FMarch 5, 1939December 12, 2007(2007-12-12) (aged 68)Poland
Lieblich, Irene FApril 20, 1923December 28, 2008(2008-12-28) (aged 85)Poland
Lok Cahana, Alice FFebruary 7, 1929November 28, 2017(2017-11-28) (aged 88)Hungary
Mušič, Zoran MFebruary 12, 1909May 25, 2005(2005-05-25) (aged 96)Slovenia/Yugoslavia
Nassy, Josef MJanuary 19, 19041976 (aged 7172)Belgium/Netherlands/Suriname
Olère, David MJanuary 19, 1902August 21, 1985(1985-08-21) (aged 83)Poland
Szapocznikow, Alina FMay 16, 1926March 2, 1973(1973-03-02) (aged 46)Poland
Tarkay, Itzchak M1935June 3, 2012(2012-06-03) (aged 76–77)Serbia/Yugoslavia
Terna, Fred M8 October 1923December 8, 2022(2022-12-08) (aged 99)Czechoslovakia
Tibor, Alfred MFebruary 10, 1920March 18, 2017(2017-03-18) (aged 97)Hungary

Humanities

Living

NameSexBirth(age)Country
Hershaft, Alex MJuly 1, 1934 (age 91)Poland

Deceased

NameSexBirthDeath (age)Country
Aran, Lydia FOctober 19215 March 2013(2013-03-05) (aged 91)Lithuania
Bettelheim, Bruno MAugust 28, 1903March 13, 1990(1990-03-13) (aged 86)Austria
Buergenthal, Thomas MMay 11, 1934May 29, 2023(2023-05-29) (aged 89)Czechoslovakia
Fackenheim, Emil MJune 22, 1916September 18, 2003(2003-09-18) (aged 87)Germany
Feuerwerker, Antoinette FNovember 24, 1912February 10, 2003(2003-02-10) (aged 90)Belgium
Klüger, Ruth FOctober 30, 1931October 6, 2020(2020-10-06) (aged 88)Austria
Sendler, Irena FFebruary 15, 1910May 12, 2008(2008-05-12) (aged 98)Poland
Szondi, Péter MMay 27, 1929October 18, 1971(1971-10-18) (aged 42)Hungary
Wahl, Jean MMay 25, 1888June 19, 1974(1974-06-19) (aged 86)France

Literature, memoirs and publishing

Living

NameSexBirth (age)Country
Auerbacher, Inge FDecember 31, 1934 (age 90)Germany
Begley, Louis MOctober 6, 1933 (age 91)Ukraine/USSR
Blitz Konig, Nanette FApril 6, 1929 (age 96)Netherlands
Blumenthal, Ella FJuly 25, 1921 (age 104)Poland
Bruck, Edith FMay 3, 1931 (age 94)Hungary
Hersh, Arek MSeptember 13, 1928 (age 97)Poland
Klíma, Ivan MSeptember 14, 1931 (age 94)Czechoslovakia
Mirjam Bolle-Levie FMarch 20, 1917

(age 108)

Netherlands
Levitin, Sonia FAugust 18, 1934 (age 91)Germany
Lobel, Anita FJune 2, 1934 (age 91)Poland
Rothstein, Roma FJune 2, 1926 (age 99)Poland
Schloss, Eva FMay 11, 1929 (age 96)Austria
Zisblatt, Irene FDecember 28, 1929 (age 95)Hungary

Deceased

NameSexBirthDeath (age)Country
Abraham, Ben MDecember 11, 1924October 9, 2015(2015-10-09) (aged 90)Poland
Adler, H. G. MJuly 2, 1910August 21, 1988(1988-08-21) (aged 78)Czechoslovakia
Albreht, Fran MNovember 17, 1889November 2, 1963(1963-11-02) (aged 73)Slovenia
Albreht, Vera FFebruary 11, 1895May 25, 1971(1971-05-25) (aged 76)Slovenia
Appleman-Jurman, Alicia FMay 9, 1930April 8, 2017(2017-04-08) (aged 86)Poland
Arendt, Hannah FOctober 14, 1906April 12, 1975(1975-04-12) (aged 68)Germany
Auerbakh, Rokhl FDecember 18, 1903May 31, 1976(1976-05-31) (aged 72)Poland
Balas, Edith FJune 20, 1929November 16, 2024(2024-11-16) (aged 95)Romania
Beck, Gad MJune 30, 1923June 24, 2012(2012-06-24) (aged 88)Germany
Blatt, Thomas MApril 15, 1927October 31, 2015(2015-10-31) (aged 88)Poland
Blumenthal-Weiss, Ilse FOctober 14, 1899August 10, 1987(1987-08-10) (aged 87)Germany
Boom, Cornelia "Corrie" ten FApril 15, 1892April 15, 1983(1983-04-15) (aged 91)Netherlands
Borowski, Tadeusz MNovember 12, 1922July 1, 1951(1951-07-01) (aged 28)Ukraine/USSR
Brady, George MFebruary 9, 1928January 11, 2019(2019-01-11) (aged 90)Czechoslovakia
Bretholz, Leo [3] MMarch 6, 1921March 8, 2014(2014-03-08) (aged 93)Austria
Celan, Paul MNovember 23, 1920April 20, 1970(1970-04-20) (aged 49)Romania
Chillag, John MApril 20, 1927March 21, 2009(2009-03-21) (aged 81)Austria
Clare, George MDecember 21, 1920March 26, 2009(2009-03-26) (aged 88)Great Britain
Cohn, Marthe FApril 13, 1920May 21, 2025

(aged 105)

France
Dagan, Bat-Sheva FSeptember 8, 1925January 25, 2024(2024-01-25) (aged 98)Poland
d'Ayen, Solange [4] [5] FApril 5, 1898November 3, 1976(1976-11-03) (aged 78)France
Debreczeni, József [6] MOctober 13, 1905April 26, 1978(1978-04-26) (aged 72)Hungary
De-Nur, Yehiel MMay 16, 1909July 17, 2001(2001-07-17) (aged 92)Poland
Delbo, Charlotte FAugust 10, 1913March 1, 1985(1985-03-01) (aged 71)France
Deutschkron, Inge FAugust 23, 1922March 9, 2022(2022-03-09) (aged 99)Germany
Ebert, Lily FDecember 29, 1923October 9, 2024(2024-10-09) (aged 100)Hungary
Faber, David MAugust 25, 1928July 28, 2015(2015-07-28) (aged 86) [7] Poland
Feldhendler, Leon MJune 1, 1910April 6, 1945(1945-04-06) (aged 34)Poland
Fénelon, Fania FSeptember 2, 1908December 19, 1983(1983-12-19) (aged 75)France
Frank, Otto MMay 12, 1889August 19, 1980(1980-08-19) (aged 91)Germany
Frankl, Victor MMarch 26, 1905August 2, 1997(1997-08-02) (aged 92)Austria
Friedberg, Bernard MDecember 19, 1876January 27, 1961(1961-01-27) (aged 84)Austria
Friedenson, Joseph MApril 1922February 23, 2013(2013-02-23) (aged 90)Poland
Frister, Roman MJanuary 17, 1928February 9, 2015(2015-02-09) (aged 87)Poland
Glazar, Richard MNovember 29, 1920December 20, 1997(1997-12-20) (aged 77)Czechoslovakia
Golde, Henry MMay 5, 1929October 18, 2019(2019-10-18) (aged 90)Poland
Goldman, Yosef M1942August 4, 2015(2015-08-04) (aged 72–73) [8] Hungary
Gray, Martin MApril 27, 1922April 25, 2016(2016-04-25) (aged 93) [9] Poland
Heller, Fanya FOctober 14, 1924October 31, 2017(2017-10-31) (aged 93)Ukraine
Herzberger, Magda FFebruary 20, 1926April 23, 2021(2021-04-23) (aged 95)Romania
Heumann, Margot FFebruary 17, 1928May 11, 2022(2022-05-11) (aged 94)Germany
Hollander, Eugene MDecember 14, 1912December 15, 1996(1996-12-15) (aged 84)Hungary
Jaranyi, Elizabeth FFebruary 19, 1918February 26, 1998(1998-02-26) (aged 80)Hungary/United States
Jedwab-Rozenberg, Lena FNovember 30, 1924February 15, 2005(2005-02-15) (aged 80)Poland/France
Kertész, Imre MNovember 9, 1929March 31, 2016(2016-03-31) (aged 86)Hungary
Kiek Cohen, Sonja [10] FNovember 21, 1922January 11, 2016(2016-01-11) (aged 93)Netherlands
Klein, Gerda FMay 8, 1924April 3, 2022(2022-04-03) (aged 97)Poland
Klemperer, Victor MOctober 9, 1889February 11, 1960(1960-02-11) (aged 70)Germany
Komski, Jan MFebruary 3, 1915July 20, 2002(2002-07-20) (aged 87)Poland
Korn, Abram [11] M19231972 (aged 4849)Poland
Kosinski, Jerzy MJune 14, 1933May 3, 1991(1991-05-03) (aged 57)Poland
Kralj, Vladimir MAugust 16, 1901March 29, 1969(1969-03-29) (aged 67)Slovenia/Yugoslavia
Lengyel, Olga FOctober 19, 1908April 15, 2001(2001-04-15) (aged 92)Romania
Levi, Primo MJuly 31, 1919April 11, 1987(1987-04-11) (aged 67)Italy
Lewis (Lezerkiewicz), Victor [12] MAugust 25, 1919October 5, 2009(2009-10-05) (aged 90)Poland
Leyson, Leon MSeptember 15, 1929January 12, 2013(2013-01-12) (aged 83)Poland
Lustig, Arnošt MDecember 21, 1926February 26, 2011(2011-02-26) (aged 84)Czechoslovakia
Mannheimer, Max MFebruary 6, 1920September 24, 2016(2016-09-24) (aged 96)Czechoslovakia
Maxwell, Robert MJune 10, 1923November 5, 1991(1991-11-05) (aged 68)Czechoslovakia
Müller, Filip MJanuary 3, 1922November 9, 2013(2013-11-09) (aged 91)Czechoslovakia
Orenstein, Henry MOctober 13, 1923December 14, 2021(2021-12-14) (aged 98)Poland
Örkény, István MApril 5, 1912June 24, 1979(1979-06-24) (aged 67)Hungary
Øverland, Arnulf MApril 27, 1889March 25, 1968(1968-03-25) (aged 78)Norway
Pagis, Dan MOctober 16, 1930July 29, 1986(1986-07-29) (aged 55)Romania
Pahor, Boris MAugust 26, 1913May 30, 2022(2022-05-30) (aged 108)Slovenia/Italy
Pick-Goslar, Hannah FNovember 12, 1928October 28, 2022(2022-10-28) (aged 93)Netherlands
Półtawska, Wanda FNovember 2, 1921October 24, 2023(2023-10-24) (aged 101)Poland
Prežihov, Voranc MAugust 10, 1893February 18, 1950(1950-02-18) (aged 56)Slovenia/Yugoslavia
Rabinovici, Schoschana [13] FNovember 14, 1932August 2, 2019(2019-08-02) (aged 86)France
Radasky, Solomon MMay 17, 1910August 4, 2002(2002-08-04) (aged 92)Poland
Reich-Ranicki, Marcel [14] MJune 2, 1920September 18, 2013(2013-09-18) (aged 93)Germany
Roth, Emerich MAugust 28, 1924January 22, 2022(2022-01-22) (aged 97)Czechoslovakia
Salier, Eva F1923August 12, 2014(2014-08-12) (aged 91)Germany
Schloss, Magda Riederman [15] MMarch 20, 1920December 17, 2015(2015-12-17) (aged 95)Hungary
Semprún, Jorge MDecember 10, 1923June 7, 2011(2011-06-07) (aged 87)Spain
Sobolewicz, Tadeusz MMarch 25, 1925October 28, 2015(2015-10-28) (aged 90) [16] Poland
Spiegelman, Vladek MOctober 11, 1906August 18, 1982(1982-08-18) (aged 75)Poland
Staner, Mieczysław M1924August 29, 2003(2003-08-29) (aged 78–79)Poland
Stenbock, Fanie [17] [18] F1919April 13, 2020(2020-04-13) (aged 100–101) [19] Poland
Torkar, Igor MOctober 13, 1913January 1, 2004(2004-01-01) (aged 90)Slovenia
Vera Friedländer FFebruary 27, 1928October 25, 2019(2019-10-25) (aged 91)Germany
Wachstein, Sonia FOctober 25, 1907August 10, 2001(2001-08-10) (aged 93)Austria
Winter, Miriam FJune 2, 1933July 19, 2014(2014-07-19) (aged 81)Poland
Zinn, Eugene [20] [21] MOctober 14, 1924December 27, 2009(2009-12-27) (aged 86)Czechoslovakia
Zoltan-Zinn, Collis M1940December 10, 2012(2012-12-10) (aged 71–72)Czechoslovakia
Zsolt, Béla MAugust 1, 1895June 2, 1949(1949-06-02) (aged 53)Hungary

Mathematics and natural sciences

Living

NamesSexBirth (age)Country
Englert, François MNovember 6, 1932 (age 92)Belgium
Hoffmann, Roald MJuly 13, 1937 (age 88)Poland
Reichental, Tomi M1935 (age 8990) [22] Czechoslovakia [22]
Reisfeld, Renata F1930 (age 9495)Poland
Wilchek, Meir MOctober 17, 1935 (age 89)Poland

Deceased

NameSexBirthDeath (age)Country
Adelsberger, Lucie FApril 12, 1895November 2, 1971(1971-11-02) (aged 76)Germany
Charpak, Georges MAugust 1, 1924September 29, 2010(2010-09-29) (aged 86)France
Eitinger, Leo MDecember 12, 1912October 15, 1996(1996-10-15) (aged 83)Norway
Frank, Otto MMay 12, 1889August 19, 1980(1980-08-19) (aged 91)Germany
Goldschmidt, Victor MJanuary 27, 1888March 20, 1947(1947-03-20) (aged 59)Switzerland
Grothendieck, Alexander MMarch 28, 1928November 13, 2014(2014-11-13) (aged 86)Germany
Kahneman, Daniel MMarch 5, 1934March 27, 2024(2024-03-27) (aged 90)France
Kohn, Walter MMarch 9, 1923April 19, 2016(2016-04-19) (aged 93) [23] Austria
Levi-Montalcini, Rita FApril 22, 1909December 30, 2012(2012-12-30) (aged 103)Italy
Librescu, Liviu MAugust 18, 1930April 16, 2007(2007-04-16) (aged 76)Romania
Mandel, Ernest MApril 5, 1923July 20, 1995(1995-07-20) (aged 72)Germany
Morgentaler, Henry MMarch 19, 1923May 29, 2013(2013-05-29) (aged 90)Poland
Nussbaum, A. Edward MJanuary 10, 1925October 31, 2009(2009-10-31) (aged 84)Germany
Philippson, Alfred MJanuary 1, 1864January 30, 1953(1953-01-30) (aged 89)Germany
Shahak, Israel MApril 28, 1933July 2, 2001(2001-07-02) (aged 68)Poland
Ślebodziński, Władysław MFebruary 6, 1884January 3, 1972(1972-01-03) (aged 87)Poland
Tanay, Emanuel MMarch 5, 1928August 5, 2014(2014-08-05) (aged 86)Poland
Touschek, Bruno MFebruary 3, 1921May 25, 1978(1978-05-25) (aged 57)Austria
Trachtenberg, Jakow MJune 17, 18881953 (aged 6465)Russia, USSR
Turán, Pál MAugust 18, 1910September 26, 1976(1976-09-26) (aged 66)Hungary
Warfman, Rose FOctober 4, 1916September 17, 2016(2016-09-17) (aged 99) [24] Switzerland

Military

Deceased

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Simon Wiesenthal
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Lt Thau, Center, Meeting Americans (Image Source: WikiCommons)
NameSexBirthDeath (age)Country
Acevedo, Anthony MJuly 31, 1924February 11, 2018(2018-02-11) (aged 93)United States
Egge, Bjørn MAugust 19, 1918July 25, 2007(2007-07-25) (aged 88)Norway
Friedman, Tuviah MJanuary 23, 1922January 13, 2011(2011-01-13) (aged 88)Poland
Kowalski, Józef [25] MFebruary 2, 1900December 7, 2013(2013-12-07) (aged 113)Poland
Pechersky, Alexander MFebruary 22, 1909January 19, 1990(1990-01-19) (aged 80)Ukraine, USSR
Pilecki, Witold MMay 13, 1901May 25, 1948(1948-05-25) (aged 47)Poland
Simjon Rosenfeld MOctober 1, 1922June 3, 2019(2019-06-03) (aged 96)USSR
Rubin, Tibor MJune 18, 1929December 5, 2015(2015-12-05) (aged 86)Hungary
Shaltiel, David MJanuary 16, 19031969 (aged 6566)Germany
Thau, Charles MJuly 7, 1921April 2, 1995(1995-04-02) (aged 73)Poland
Wiesenthal, Simon MDecember 31, 1908September 20, 2005(2005-09-20) (aged 96)Austria
Willner, Eddie MAugust 15, 1926March 30, 2008(2008-03-30) (aged 81)Germany

Music

Living

NameSexBirth (age)Country
Ben-Or, Nelly F1933 (age 9192)Poland
Lasker-Wallfisch, Anita FJuly 17, 1925 (age 100)Germany

Deceased

NameSexBirthDeath (age)Country
Ančerl, Karel MApril 11, 1908July 3, 1973(1973-07-03) (aged 65)Czechoslovakia
Arnič, Blaž MJanuary 31, 1901February 1, 1970(1970-02-01) (aged 69)Slovenia
Carmeli, Boris MApril 23, 1928July 31, 2009(2009-07-31) (aged 81)Poland
Fénelon, Fania FSeptember 2, 1908December 19, 1983(1983-12-19) (aged 75)France
Filar, Marian MDecember 17, 1917July 10, 2012(2012-07-10) (aged 94)Poland
Graham, Bill MJanuary 8, 1931October 25, 1991(1991-10-25) (aged 60)Germany
Herz-Sommer, Alice FNovember 26, 1903February 23, 2014(2014-02-23) (aged 110)Czechoslovakia
Karp, Natalia FFebruary 27, 1911July 9, 2007(2007-07-09) (aged 96)Poland
Reiner, Karel MJune 27, 1910October 17, 1979(1979-10-17) (aged 69)Czechoslovakia
Roman, Martin MApril 23, 1910May 12, 1996(1996-05-12) (aged 86)Germany
Růžičková, Zuzana FJanuary 14, 1927September 27, 2017(2017-09-27) (aged 90)Czechoslovakia
Schreyer, Alfred MMay 8, 1922April 25, 2015(2015-04-25) (aged 92)Ukraine
Schumann, Heinz Jakob "Coco" MMay 14, 1924January 28, 2018(2018-01-28) (aged 93)Germany
Béjarano, Esther FDecember 15, 1924July 10, 2021(2021-07-10) (aged 96)Germany
Szpilman, Władysław MDecember 5, 1911July 6, 2000(2000-07-06) (aged 88)Poland
Vogel, Eric M18961980 (aged 8384)Czechoslovakia

Politics, activism, resistance

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Liliana Segre

Living

NamesSexBirth (age)Country
Kozak, Marion F1934 (age 9091)Poland/United Kingdom
Levy, Anne Skorecki FJuly 1935 (age 90)Poland
Segre, Liliana FSeptember 10, 1930 (age 95)Italy
Zylbersztajn-Tzur, Stella FNovember 29, 1925 (age 99)Poland

Deceased

NameSexBirthDeath (age)Country
Bartoszewski, Władysław MFebruary 19, 1922April 24, 2015(2015-04-24) (aged 93)Poland
Blum, Léon MApril 9, 1872March 3, 1950(1950-03-03) (aged 77)France
Bratteli, Trygve MJanuary 11, 1910November 20, 1984(1984-11-20) (aged 74)Norway
Burack, Zahava FDecember 14, 1932September 28, 2001(2001-09-28) (aged 68)Poland
Cyrankiewicz, Józef MApril 23, 1911January 20, 1989(1989-01-20) (aged 77)Poland
Draxler, Ludwig M18961972 (aged 7576)Austria
Epstein, Hedy FAugust 15, 1924May 26, 2016(2016-05-26) (aged 91)Germany/United States
Geremek, Bronisław MMarch 6, 1932July 13, 2008(2008-07-13) (aged 76)Poland
Gerhardsen, Einar MMay 10, 1897September 19, 1987(1987-09-19) (aged 90)Norway
Goldman, Alter Mojze MNovember 17, 1909January 1, 1988(1988-01-01) (aged 78)Poland, France
Heilman, Anna FDecember 1, 1928May 1, 2011(2011-05-01) (aged 82)Poland
Kossak-Szczucka, Zofia FAugust 10, 1889April 9, 1968(1968-04-09) (aged 78)Poland
Lantos, Tom MFebruary 1, 1928February 11, 2008(2008-02-11) (aged 80)Hungary
Nansen, Odd MDecember 6, 1901June 27, 1973(1973-06-27) (aged 71)Norway
Nielsen, Martin MDecember 12, 19001962 (aged 6162)Denmark
Rogerie, André MDecember 25, 1921May 1, 2014(2014-05-01) (aged 92)France
Rubin, Anatoly MJanuary 29, 1927January 16, 2017(2017-01-16) (aged 89)USSR, Israel
Schumacher, Kurt MOctober 13, 1895August 20, 1952(1952-08-20) (aged 56)Germany
Šik, Ota MSeptember 11, 1919August 22, 2004(2004-08-22) (aged 84)Czechoslovakia
Srebrnik, Simon MApril 10, 1930August 16, 2006(2006-08-16) (aged 76)Poland
Veil, Simone FJuly 13, 1927June 30, 2017(2017-06-30) (aged 89)France
Vrba, Rudolf MNovember 9, 1924March 27, 2006(2006-03-27) (aged 81)Czechoslovakia
Weiss, Shevah MJuly 5, 1935February 3, 2023(2023-02-03) (aged 87)Poland
Wetzler, Alfréd MMay 10, 1918February 8, 1988(1988-02-08) (aged 69)Czechoslovakia

Speakers and researchers of the Holocaust

Living

NameSexBirthCountry
Berger, Gusta (née Friedman) [26] FJanuary 23, 1923 (age 102)Poland
Eger, Edith [27] FSeptember 29, 1927 (age 97)Hungary
Foxman, Abraham MMay 1, 1940 (age 85)Belarus/USSR
Gotz, Elly [28] M1928 (age 9697)Lithuania
Hart-Moxon, Kitty FDecember 1, 1926 (age 98)Poland
Klarsfeld, Serge MSeptember 17, 1935 (age 90)Romania
Kolinka, Ginette [29] FFebruary 4, 1925 (age 100)France
Lindenbaum, Manfred [30] M1932 (age 9293)Germany
Nussbaum, Laureen FAugust 3, 1927 (age 98)Germany
Olsson, Eva [31] FOctober 28, 1924 (age 100)Hungary
Orosz-Richt, Angela [32] FDecember 21, 1944 (age 80)Hungary
Pollack, Susan [33] FSeptember 9, 1930 (age 95)Hungary
Prochnik, Leon [34] MMay 31, 1933 (age 92)Poland
Wechsler, Hannah [35] F1936 (age 8889)Poland

Deceased

NameSexBirthDeath (age)Country
Ban, Noémi FSeptember 29, 1922June 7, 2019(2019-06-07) (aged 96)Hungary
Biterman, Tauba FSeptember 10, 1917November 11, 2019(2019-11-11) (aged 102)Poland
Selma Engel-Wijnberg FMay 15, 1922December 4, 2018(2018-12-04) (aged 96)Netherlands
Evers-Emden, Bloeme FJuly 26, 1926July 18, 2016(2016-07-18) (aged 89)Netherlands
Fainer, Ben MNovember 28, 1930May 17, 2016(2016-05-17) (aged 85) [36] Poland
Fayerman, Severin [37] MMarch 18, 1922January 12, 2015(2015-01-12) (aged 92)Poland
Fischl, Peter MJuly 19, 1930February 12, 2018(2018-02-12) (aged 87)Hungary
Frankenthal, Hans MJuly 15, 1926December 22, 1999(1999-12-22) (aged 73)Germany
Friedländer, Margot FNovember 5, 1921May 9, 2025(2025-05-09) (aged 103) [38] Germany
Gelissen, Rena FAugust 24, 1920April 8, 2006(2006-04-08) (aged 85)Poland
Gorath, Karl MDecember 12, 1912March 18, 2002(2002-03-18) (aged 89)Germany
Greenman, Leon MSeptember 18, 1910March 7, 2008(2008-03-07) (aged 97)Great Britain/Netherlands
Herskovic, William MJune 1914March 3, 2006(2006-03-03) (aged 91)Hungary
Kanitz, Miklos M1939November 6, 2006(2006-11-06) (aged 66–67)Hungary
Kramer, Clara [39] FApril 9, 1927September 11, 2018(2018-09-11) (aged 91) [40] Poland
Mandelbaum, Henryk MDecember 15, 1922June 17, 2008(2008-06-17) (aged 85)Poland
Mandelbaum, Jack MApril 10, 1927August 6, 2023(2023-08-06) (aged 96)Poland
Nomberg-Przytyk, Sara FSeptember 10, 1915October 19, 1996(1996-10-19) (aged 81)Canada
Perel, Solomon MApril 21, 1925February 2, 2023(2023-02-02) (aged 97)Germany
Pfefferberg, Leopold MMarch 20, 1913March 9, 2001(2001-03-09) (aged 87)Poland
Plywaski, Walter MAugust 10, 1929January 28, 2021(2021-01-28) (aged 91)Poland
Riteman, Philip MFebruary 14, 1922August 8, 2018(2018-08-08) (aged 96)Poland
Rosensaft, Josef MJanuary 15, 1911September 11, 1975(1975-09-11) (aged 64)Poland
Rubin, Tibor MJune 18, 1929December 5, 2015(2015-12-05) (aged 86) [41] Hungary
Jules Schelvis MJanuary 7, 1921April 3, 2016(2016-04-03) (aged 95)Netherlands
Seel, Pierre MAugust 16, 1923November 25, 2005(2005-11-25) (aged 82)France
Shipper, Zigi [42] MJanuary 18, 1930January 18, 2023(2023-01-18) (aged 93)Poland
Spiegel, Paul MDecember 31, 1937April 30, 2006(2006-04-30) (aged 68)Germany
Țucărman, Iancu [43] [44] MOctober 30, 1922January 8, 2021(2021-01-08) (aged 98)Romania
Wiesel, Elie MSeptember 30, 1928July 2, 2016(2016-07-02) (aged 87)Romania
Wolanski, Sabina FJune 8, 1927June 23, 2011(2011-06-23) (aged 84)Poland

Sports

Living

NameSexBirth (age)CountrySport
Ladany, Shaul MApril 2, 1936 (age 89)YugoslaviaRacewalking; 2-time Olympian. World record in 50-mile walk, Israeli national record in 50-kilometer walk. World champion in 100-kilometer walk. 5 Maccabiah Games gold medals.

Deceased

NameSexBirthDeath (age)CountrySport
Arouch, Salamo MJanuary 1, 1923April 26, 2009(2009-04-26) (aged 86)Greece & IsraelBoxing; the Middleweight Champion of Greece
Epstein, Kurt MJanuary 21, 1904February 1, 1975(1975-02-01) (aged 71)CzechoslovakiaWater polo; Olympic player (1928 and 1936)
Erbstein, Ernő Egri MMay 13, 1898May 4, 1949(1949-05-04) (aged 50)HungaryAssociation football; Serie A champion as manager of Torino F.C (1948–49)
Helfgott, Ben MNovember 22, 1929June 16, 2023(2023-06-16) (aged 93)Poland/Great BritainWeightlifting; 3x British champion (lightweight) weightlifter, 3x Maccabiah champion
Keleti, Ágnes FJanuary 9, 1921January 2, 2025(2025-01-02) (aged 103)HungaryGymnastics
Kleinová, Gertrude "Traute" FAugust 13, 1918February 1975 (aged 5657)CzechoslovakiaTable tennis; 3-time world champion
de Levie, Elka FNovember 21, 1905December 12, 1979(1979-12-12) (aged 74)NetherlandsGymnastics; Olympic champion (1928)
Nakache, Alfred "Artem" MNovember 18, 19151983 (aged 6768)FranceSwimming; world record, one-third of French 2x world record
Sláma, Miroslav MAugust 3, 1917November 30, 2008(2008-11-30) (aged 91)CzechoslovakiaIce hockey; Olympic medalist (1948)
Guth, Alfred MJuly 27, 1908November 13, 1996(1996-11-13) (aged 88)Austria/United StatesAmerican water polo player; swimmer; Olympic modern pentathlete

Theology, spirituality, religion

Living

NameSexBirth (age)Country
Lau, Yisrael MJune 1, 1937 (age 88)Poland

Deceased

NameSexBirthDeath (age)Country
Avigdor, Yaakov M18961967 (aged 7071)Poland
Baeck, Leo MMay 23, 1873November 2, 1956(1956-11-02) (aged 83)Germany/United Kingdom
Engleitner, Leopold MJuly 23, 1905April 21, 2013(2013-04-21) (aged 107)Austria
Feuerwerker, David MOctober 2, 1912June 20, 1980(1980-06-20) (aged 67)Switzerland
Friediger, Max MApril 9, 18841947 (aged 6263)Denmark
Gajowniczek, Franciszek MNovember 15, 1901March 13, 1995(1995-03-13) (aged 93)Poland
Gold, Ben-Zion [45] M1923April 18, 2016(2016-04-18) (aged 92–93) [46] Poland
Goldman, Chananya M19051982 (aged 7677)Hungary
Halberstam, Yekusiel Yehudah MJanuary 10, 1905June 18, 1994(1994-06-18) (aged 89)Poland
Kozłowiecki, Adam MApril 1, 1911September 28, 2007(2007-09-28) (aged 96)Poland
Liebman, Gershon M1905March 8, 1997(1997-03-08) (aged 91–92)France
Lustiger, Jean-Marie MSeptember 17, 1926August 5, 2007(2007-08-05) (aged 80)France
Newmark, Helga F19322012 (aged 7980)Germany
Rosenbaum, Tibor MNovember 2, 1923October 23, 1980(1980-10-23) (aged 56)Hungary/Switzerland
Rudolph, Richard MJune 11, 1911January 31, 2014(2014-01-31) (aged 102)Germany
Sobolewski, Sigmund MMay 11, 1923August 7, 2017(2017-08-07) (aged 94)Poland
Taub, Menachem M1923April 28, 2019(2019-04-28) (aged 95–96)Poland
Teitelbaum, Joel MJanuary 1, 1887August 19, 1979(1979-08-19) (aged 92)Romania
Weissmandl, Chaim MOctober 25, 1903November 29, 1957(1957-11-29) (aged 54)Hungary
Wiechert, Ernst MMay 18, 1877August 24, 1950(1950-08-24) (aged 73)Poland

Other

Living

NameSexBirth (age)Country
Bingham, Walter [47] MJanuary 5, 1924 (age 101)Germany
Bucci, Andra [48] FJuly 1, 1939 (age 86)Italy
Bucci, Tatiana [48] FSeptember 19, 1937 (age 87)Italy
Clarke, Eva FApril 29, 1945 (age 80)Czechoslovakia
Ledermann, Barbara FSeptember 4, 1925 (age 100)Germany

Deceased

NameSexBirthDeath (age)Country
Arndt, Arthur MAugust 20, 1893January 13, 1974(1974-01-13) (aged 80)Germany
Bialowitz, Philip MDecember 25, 1925August 6, 2016(2016-08-06) (aged 90)Poland
Bornstein, Ernst Israel MNovember 26, 1922August 14, 1978(1978-08-14) (aged 55)Poland
Bornstein, Renee FFebruary 10, 1934November 28, 2024(2024-11-28) (aged 90)France
Cohen, Henriette FAugust 17, 1917June 25, 2019(2019-06-25) (aged 101)France
Cohen, Esther [49] F1924December 1, 2020 (aged 96)Greece
Dobrowolski, Antoni MOctober 8, 1904October 21, 2012(2012-10-21) (aged 108)Poland
Eisen, Hilda FApril 25, 1917December 22, 2017(2017-12-22) (aged 100)Poland
Hela Felenbaum-Weiss FJanuary 2, 1924December 1, 1988(1988-12-01) (aged 64)Poland
Dov Freiberg MMay 15, 1928May 1, 2008(2008-05-01) (aged 79)Poland
Martin Greenfield MAugust 9, 1928March 20, 2024(2024-03-20) (aged 95)Czechoslovakia
Goldstein, Kurt Julius MNovember 3, 1914September 24, 2007(2007-09-24) (aged 92)Germany
Kleinfeld Schachter, Hedda FFebruary 5, 1924March 29, 2023(2023-03-29) (aged 99)Austria
Kristal, Yisrael MSeptember 15, 1903August 11, 2017(2017-08-11) (aged 113)Poland/Israel
Lapid, Tommy MDecember 27, 1931June 1, 2008(2008-06-01) (aged 76)Yugoslavia/Israel
Leiber, Judith FJanuary 11, 1921April 28, 2018(2018-04-28) (aged 97)Hungary
Meijers, Clara FAugust 27, 1885October 13, 1964(1964-10-13) (aged 79)Netherlands
Piasek, Abe MNovember 10, 1928January 15, 2020(2020-01-15) (aged 91)Poland/United States
Reichmann, Eva Gabriele FJanuary 16, 1897September 19, 1998(1998-09-19) (aged 101)Germany/UK
Robert, Rudolf MFebruary 11, 19221997 (aged 7475)Germany
Rosensaft, Hadassah FAugust 26, 1912October 3, 1997(1997-10-03) (aged 85)Poland
Joseph Serchuk M1919November 6, 1993(1993-11-06) (aged 73–74)Poland
Stanisław Szmajzner MMarch 13, 1927March 3, 1989(1989-03-03) (aged 61)Poland
Tramiel, Jack MDecember 13, 1928April 8, 2012(2012-04-08) (aged 83)Poland
Wdowiński, Dawid [50] MMay 26, 18961970 (aged 7374)Poland
Westheimer, Ruth FJune 4, 1928July 12, 2024(2024-07-12) (aged 96)Germany

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