Henri Borlant (né Hirsch Borland; 5 June 1927 – 3 December 2024) was a French doctor, writer, and Holocaust survivor.
[1] Born in the 10th arrondissement of Paris on 5 June 1927, Borlant's parents were French, non-practicing Jews.
His father, Aron Borlant, was a tailor, and his mother, Rachel Beznos, was of Russian origin.
[3] He attended a Catholic school in the village and acquired his Certificat d'études primaires, subsequently becoming an apprentice mechanic.
[6] He gave his testimony about the Holocaust in the telefilm Les Survivants [fr] in 2005 and wrote an autobiography titled Merci d'avoir survécu in 2011.