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Holocaust survivor Eva Kor dies at age 85

In this April 21, 2015, file photo, Auschwitz survivor Eva Kor sits in a courtroom in Lueneburg ...
In this April 21, 2015, file photo, Auschwitz survivor Eva Kor sits in a courtroom in Lueneburg, northern Germany. Kor, who championed forgiveness even for those who carried out the Holocaust atrocities, died Thursday morning, July 4, 2019, in Krakow, Poland, during an annual museum trip. She was 85. (Julian Stratenschulte/Pool Photo via AP, File)
In this Nov. 20, 2003, file photo, Auschwitz survivor Eva Kor talks before the start of a candl ...
In this Nov. 20, 2003, file photo, Auschwitz survivor Eva Kor talks before the start of a candlelight vigil for the CANDLES Holocaust Museum in Terre Haute, Ind., after the founded the museum that was destroyed by fire earlier in that week. Kor, who championed forgiveness even for those who carried out the Holocaust atrocities, died Thursday morning, July 4, 2019, in Krakow, Poland, during an annual museum trip. She was 85. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
In this Feb. 18, 1999, file photo, Holocaust survivor Eva Mozes Kor poses at the CANDLES Holoca ...
In this Feb. 18, 1999, file photo, Holocaust survivor Eva Mozes Kor poses at the CANDLES Holocaust Museum in Terre Haute, Ind. Kor, who championed forgiveness even for those who carried out the Holocaust atrocities, died Thursday morning, July 4, 2019, in Krakow, Poland, during an annual museum trip. She was 85. (Bob Poynter/The Tribune-Star via AP)
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The Associated Press
July 4, 2019 - 10:15 am
 

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Holocaust survivor Eva Kor, who championed forgiveness even for those who carried out the Holocaust atrocities, has died.

The CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center she founded in Indiana released a statement saying Kor died Thursday morning in Krakow, Poland, during an annual museum trip. She was 85.

Kor is a Jewish native of Romania who was sent in 1944 to the Auschwitz concentration camp, where most of her family was killed. She and her twin sister survived, but were subjected to inhumane medical experiments.

Kor was a longtime resident of Terre Haute, Indiana. In 1985, she founded CANDLES, or Children of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Lab Experiments Survivors.

Museum officials say the center will be closed until Tuesday in honor of Kor’s memory.

A public memorial service is planned.

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