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Seven lives

On view June 21, 2023–March 2, 2025.

Seven lives is about Walter, Alice, Czesław, Lieselotte, Hanna, Kiwa and Eva. In this exhibition, you can follow them through war and persecution, in the ghetto, on the run and in camps. One of them came to Sweden on their own as a child, others survived both concentration camps and death marches.

These seven people are eyewitnesses of the Holocaust and the Nazi crimes. They are of different ages, from different backgrounds and from different parts of Europe. Unlike millions of others, they have been able to share their memories and experiences. In the exhibition you can learn about their personal experiences and see objects, letters and photographs they have saved. Eventually and in different ways, Walter, Alice, Czesław, Lieselotte, Hanna, Kiwa and Eva made their way to Sweden. They made themselves a new life here and became part of the Swedish society.

From their seven life stories, visitors can also find out more about the Holocaust, the underlying reasons and Sweden's actions during the Second World War. The exhibition is based on the collection that has been gathered so far by the Swedish Holocaust Museum. Seven lives are just the beginning. The work of collecting more memories and stories with a connection to Sweden and the Holocaust continues.

Porträtt på Eva Israel, detalj från Evas identifikationshandling.
Photo: Helena Bonnevier, Swedish Holocaust Museum/SHM.

Eva Israel

Porträtt på Kiwa Zyto, detalj från Kiwas identifikationshandling.
Photo: Helena Bonnevier, Swedish Holocaust Museum/SHM.
Porträtt Alice Grosz, detalj från Alices identifikationshandling.
Photo: Helena Bonnevier, Swedish Holocaust Museum/SHM.
Hanna Brezinska (Dimitri), detalj från Hannas identifikationshandling.
Foto: Helena Bonnevier, Swedish Holocaust Museum/SHM.

Hanna Brezinska

Czesław Aredzki, detalj från Czesławs identifikationshandling.
Photo: Helena Bonnevier, Swedish Holocaust Museum/SHM.

Czesław Aredzki

Walter Brünn, detalj från Walters identifikationshandling.
Foto: Helena Bonnevier, Swedish Holocaust Museum/SHM.

Walter Brünn

Porträtt på Lieselotte, Lilo, detaljt från Lilos identifikationshandling.
Foto: Helena Bonnevier, Swedish Holocaust Museum/SHM.

Lieselotte Jacks

Identification documents belonging to Kiwa, Eva, Alice, Hanna, Lieselotte, Walter and Czeslaw.
Identification documents belonging to Kiwa, Eva, Alice, Hanna, Lieselotte, Walter and Czesław. Photo: Helena Bonnevier, Swedish Holocaust Museum/SHM.

Header photo: Identification documents belonging to Kiwa, Eva, Alice, Hanna, Lieselotte, Walter and Czesław. Photo: Helena Bonnevier, Swedish Holocaust Museum/SHM.