Aaron Elster
Holocaust Survivor • Hidden child, occupied Poland
A Polish Jewish survivor escaped the Sokołów Podlaski ghetto and hid in a Polish couple’s attic for two years until liberation.
Video Intro
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Fritzie Fritzshall
Holocaust Survivor • Auschwitz-Birkenau, occupied Poland
A Czech Jewish survivor imprisoned as a teenager in Auschwitz-Birkenau and a forced labor factory.
Kizito D. Kalima
Tutsi Survivor • 1994 Genocide in Rwanda
A Tutsi survivor of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, endured hiding and multiple violent attacks before finding refuge in the swamps.
Marion Deichmann
Holocaust Survivor • Hidden Child, occupied France
A German Jewish survivor, escaped occupied Luxumbourg and France, eventually hiding with a family in war-torn Normandy.
Rodi Waterman Glass
Holocaust Survivor • Westerbork Transit Camp, occupied Netherlands
A Dutch Jewish survivor imprisoned in Westerbork transit camp three times before being sent to the Vittel internment camp in France.
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Meet the Survivors
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Journey Maps
Trace their paths from beginning to now.
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Story Timelines
Visualize life events and memories.