Henry Artz / Heinz Arzt (M / Austria, 1927-2001), Holocaust survivor

Henry Artz / Heinz Arzt (M / Austria, 1927-2001), Holocaust survivor

Evelyn Bergl / Evelyn Arzt (F / Austria, 1931-2020), Holocaust survivor

• KEYWORDS : <Austria> <Refugees> <Italy> <KZ Potenza> <KZ Grosseto> <Ferramonti> <Hidden Children, Italy> <Displaced Children> <DP Rome>

Biography

Heinz Arzt was born May 27, 1927 in Vienna, Austria. Hir father was a sales executive for a large fabric factory. His mother was a homemaker. On Kristallnacht, the father was arrested and spent nearly one year in Dachau and Buchenwald. The entire family moved to Italy, to Milan and Genoa.

In 1940 Heinz's father was sent to Campagna, while the mother and the two children went to KZ Potenza (loc. Viggiano). The entire family was reunited at Ferramonti. Later the family was transferred to Pari (KZ Grosseto). There, after Sept 8, 1943 the family survived with the help of the local population.

After the war, they were sent to the DP camp at Cinecittà (DP Rome). They came to the United States in 1947. Henry married Yolanda Artz (nee Gastaldo).