George (Jiri), Otto and Charles (Karel) Ehrman

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Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)

Dates

1938 (indexed as 1938)

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Extent

Photograph : Paper : Printed : Ink : b&w

Scope & content

Three men stand outside, with rooftops and sky behind them. The photo is taken from below and the three men look down at the camera. The man in the center is Otto Ehrman, he has a mustache and is wearing a suit with a fedora. On his sides are his two sons, George on the left and Charles on the right. They are wearing white shirts. The man on the right is wearing a white tie. Narrative: George (Jiri) Ehrman was born in Strakonice (Czech Republic) on March 8, 1920. He was deported from Prague to Theresienstadt ghetto-camp (Czech Republic) in June 1942. In December 1943 he was sent from the Theresienstadt ghetto-camp to Auschwitz concentration camp (Poland) where his prisoner number was #170128. In July 1944, George Ehrman was sent to concentration camp Schwarzheide, a subcamp of Sachsenhausen, where he received this identification prisoner number.George recalls that he was made to build bunkers and repair damages after Allied air raids. From April 4, 1945 to May 5, 1945 George was part of a death march from Schwarzheide camp toward Theresienstadt ghetto-camp. He was with his brother Charles (Karel) during the march. Mr Ehrman believes that from their hometown, only him and his brother Charles (Karel) survived the Holocaust. George Ehrman immigrated to Canada and settled in Montreal.

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