George Brady was living a quiet and comfortable life in Czechoslovakia in the period before the war. With the arrival of the Nazis however, his circumstances changed dramatically. He and his family were subjected to the various degrees of Nazi brutality and they found themselves ostracized from their community. George’s mother and father were arrested and taken away; George and his sister Hana went to live with an uncle before they were themselves deported to the Terezin concentration camp. From there the children were sent to Auschwitz, where George survived the selection, slave labour, and the death march at the end of the war. George has since dedicated himself to the cause of Holocaust and human rights education, as seen in the well known story of his sister’s life, Hana’s Suitcase.
George was interviewed for this project in spring 2009 by Nick Marlowe.
Videos
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- 1. Life before the war; the Appearance of the Nazis
- 2. The beginning of the Nazi Occupation; changes and impacts on daily life
- 3. Education
- 4. The Arrest of his Mother; the Bread Hearts
- 5. The Yellow Star; the Arrest of his Father
- 6. Moving in with his Uncle; Deportation to Terezin
- 7. Living conditions in Terezin
- 8. The Republic of Skid and the Children's Newspaper in Terezin
- 9. The Good Deeds Contest
- 10. Deportation to Auschwitz
- 11. Arrival in Auschwitz
- 12. Daily Routine- Work and Illness
- 13. The Death March; the Story of one escapee
- 14. More on the Death March; George's own escape
- 15. An Explanation of some of George's Mementoes
