Eva Mozes Kor

Eva Mozes Kor was a Holocaust survivor who called for forgiveness of Nazi perpetrators.

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Profession :

War Hero

Birthday :

January 30, 1934

Death Date:

July 05, 2019

Age :

85

Eva Mozes Kor, a Jewish Romanian-American Holocaust survivor, author, and advocate for forgiveness, was born in 1934. She and her twin sister were subjected to human experimentation by Nazi doctor Josef Mengele in Auschwitz. After being liberated, they settled in Israel, where Eva served in the Israeli Army and worked as a supervisor at a mental health facility. In 1960, she moved to the United States.

Eva founded the CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Indiana in 1995 and became known for forgiving the Nazis and their collaborators for their atrocities. She gave speeches on the importance of forgiveness and wrote several books, including “Surviving the Angel of Death: The True Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz” and “Echoes from Auschwitz: Dr. Mengele’s Twins: The Story of Eva and Miriam Mozes.” She passed away on July 4, 2019, at the age of 85.

Eva’s work and advocacy for forgiveness have been featured in various documentaries, news articles, and interviews, such as “Forgiving Dr. Mengele,” “Eva: A-7063,” CNN, and The New York Times. She received an apology from Hubert Markl, the President of the Max Planck Society, for the suffering inflicted on her and other victims of inhumane science during the Nazi era. Eva Mozes Kor’s story continues to inspire and educate people about the Holocaust, resilience, and the power of forgiveness.