Eva Mozes Kor: A Survivor, An Activist, An Inspiration

Eva Mozes Kor is a survivor of the Holocaust, a forgiveness advocate, and a revered public speaker. Eva has emerged through a life filled with trauma as a brilliant example of the power of the human spirit to overcome. She is a community leader, a champion of human rights, and a tireless educator of young people.

In 1944, Eva and her family were forced into a cattle car packed with other Jewish prisoners and transported to the Auschwitz concentration camp. Eva and her twin sister, Miriam, were 10 years old. At Auschwitz, the girls were ripped apart from their mother, father and two older sisters, never to see any of them ever again. Eva and Miriam became part of a group of children used as human guinea pigs in genetic experiments under the direction of the now-infamous Dr. Josef Mengele. Approximately 1,500 sets of twins were abused, and most died as a result of these experiments. Eva herself became gravely ill, but through sheer determination, she stayed alive and helped Miriam survive. Approximately 200 children were found alive by the Soviet Army at the liberation of the camp on January 27, 1945. The majority of the children were Mengele twins. Eva and Miriam Mozes were among them.

On September 12, 2017, Eva Kor spoke to a packed auditorium of students, faculty, and members of the general public at Misericordia University.  Her tale of survival, freedom and forgiveness touched everyone in attendance.  With her support, Misericordia University announced the opening of a new Center for Human Dignity in Bioethics, Medicine, and Health and appointed Dr. Stacy Gallin, Founding Director of MIMEH, as the head of the program.