Difference between revisions of "Gerhard Durlacher"
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'''Gerhard Durlacher''' (M / Germany, 1928-1996), Holocaust survivor | '''Gerhard Durlacher''' (M / Germany, 1928-1996), Holocaust survivor | ||
* MEMOIRS : ''Stripes in the Sky'' (1991) | |||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Durlacher was born into a liberal Jewish family in Germany . In 1937 he settled in Rotterdam with his parents, after they had fled from the Nazis. The flight was not far enough. The family was arrested on 3 October 1942 and deported to Westerbork transit camp. Then to Theresienstadt and then to Auschwitz. Gerhard Durlacher was one of the [[Birkenau Boys]]. Forced into a Death March, he was liberated by the Russians on May 8, 1945. His father perished in Bergen-Belsen, his mother in Stutthof. | Durlacher was born into a liberal Jewish family in Germany . In 1937 he settled in Rotterdam with his parents, after they had fled from the Nazis. The flight was not far enough. The family was arrested on 3 October 1942 and deported to Westerbork transit camp. Then to Theresienstadt and then to Auschwitz. Gerhard Durlacher was one of the [[Birkenau Boys]]. Forced into a Death March, he was liberated by the Russians on May 8, 1945. His father perished in Bergen-Belsen, his mother in Stutthof. | ||
== Book : ''Stripes in the Sky'' (1991) == | |||
This biographical reflection of the Holocaust has been written by one of the survivors of the concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. The author considers not only his own fate, but also the role that the world at large, and the Allies in particular, played in the genocide that took place. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Theresienstadt Deportee Survivors (subject)|1928 Durlacher]] | [[Category:Theresienstadt Deportee Survivors (subject)|1928 Durlacher]] | ||
[[Category:Holocaust Children's Memoirs (subject)|1928 Durlacher]] | |||
Revision as of 10:30, 6 July 2021
Gerhard Durlacher (M / Germany, 1928-1996), Holocaust survivor
- MEMOIRS : Stripes in the Sky (1991)
Overview
Durlacher was born into a liberal Jewish family in Germany . In 1937 he settled in Rotterdam with his parents, after they had fled from the Nazis. The flight was not far enough. The family was arrested on 3 October 1942 and deported to Westerbork transit camp. Then to Theresienstadt and then to Auschwitz. Gerhard Durlacher was one of the Birkenau Boys. Forced into a Death March, he was liberated by the Russians on May 8, 1945. His father perished in Bergen-Belsen, his mother in Stutthof.
Book : Stripes in the Sky (1991)
This biographical reflection of the Holocaust has been written by one of the survivors of the concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. The author considers not only his own fate, but also the role that the world at large, and the Allies in particular, played in the genocide that took place.
External links
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- Holocaust Children, 1928 (subject)
- Holocaust Children, Germany (subject)
- Holocaust Refugee Children (subject)
- Holocaust Refugee Children, Netherlands (subject)
- Westerbork (subject)
- Theresienstadt (subject)
- Czech Family Camp Auschwitz (subject)
- Birkenau Boys (subject)
- Auschwitz (subject)
- Death March (subject)
- Theresienstadt Deportee Survivors (subject)
- Holocaust Children's Memoirs (subject)