Children of the Holocaust: Stories of Survival - Wolfgang Hellpap

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Wolfgang Hellpap b.1931 in Berlin, Germany At the age of nine, he was sent to a Jewish orphanage, narrowly escaped being deported to a concentration camp, and survived the remainder of the war in hiding in Berlin. This is his story. CHAPTERS 00:00 - Before the War 11:58 –Kristallnacht 1938 15:40 – The start of WWII 1939 17:41 – Auerbach orphanage 23:16 – Hiding in Berlin 29:24 – Liberation 1945 35:08 – After the war 38:59 – Israel/Palestine 1:00:35 – Faith and insights ________________________________ About CHILDREN OF THE HOLOCAUST: STORIES OF SURVIVAL From 1941 to 1945, Germany's Nazi regime murdered two-thirds of Europe's Jewish population. Of the six million Jews who were victims of this genocide known as the Holocaust, an estimated 1.5 million were children. Against all odds, some managed to survive. Project producer Laura Markowitz interviewed 19 child survivors of the Holocaust who now live in Southern Arizona. These first-hand accounts describe the brutality they witnessed and the acts of kindness that saved them. This multi-platform, living-history project documents one of the darkest periods in human history — before this generation is gone and their stories are lost to us forever. https://azpm.org/childrenoftheholocaust