An Unbroken Chain - Dr. Henry Oertelt

Introduction Continued: The listener is introduced to Henry’s family in Germany and the events that led up to their imprisonment in concentration death camps. Henry describes his teen years and the continual humiliation and intimidation of Jews prior to the start of World War II. You’ll hear about the 1938 Kristallnacht event that furthered Hitler’s attacks on the Jews, slave labor camps, the infamous yellow star and incredible restrictions of daily life placed on Jews.