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Eva Mozes Kor | |
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 Kor in 2016 | |
| Born | Eva Mozes January 31, 1934 |
| Died | July 4, 2019 (aged 85) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Known for | Founder of CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center |
| Television | Forgiving Dr. Mengele |
| Spouse | Michael Kor |
| Children | 2 |
Eva Mozes Kor (January 31, 1934 – July 4, 2019) was a Romanian-born American survivor of the Holocaust. Along with her twin sister Miriam, Kor was subjected to human experimentation under the direction of SS Doctor Josef Mengele at the Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland during World War II. Her parents and two older sisters were killed in the gas chambers at Birkenau; only she and Miriam survived.
Kor founded the organization CANDLES (an acronym for "Children of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Lab Experiments Survivors") in 1984 and through this program located 122 other survivors of Mengele,[1] with an aim to educate the public about eugenics, the Holocaust, and the power of forgiveness. After meeting Hans Münch, Kor received international attention when she publicly forgave the Nazis for what had been done to her. This story was later explored in the 2006 documentary Forgiving Dr. Mengele. She authored or co-authored six books, and took part in numerous memorial services and projects.[2]
- ^ "History of CANDLES". CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center. Archived from the original on 7 December 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ Budanovic, Nicola (10 January 2018). "Eva Mozes Kor, a Holocaust survivor and a Mengele twin, chose to forgive the Nazis". The Vintage News. Retrieved 17 February 2020.