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An Unbroken Chain - Dr. Henry Oertelt

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As a young Jewish teenage boy, Henry Oertelt lived with his mother and brother in Berlin, Germany as the storm clouds of Hitler’s Nazi hatred, discrimination and violence toward Jews grew darker. Henry avoided arrest by the Gestapo until 1943, when at age 22 he began his amazing saga of surviving five Nazi concentration camps. His story of the 18 cliff-hanging events which led to his Nazi death camp survival is told in his book, An Unbroken Chain.

In a world premiere podcast here at KVSC, Dr. Oertelt tells his astounding story of survival, human dignity and perseverance.

Dr. Oertelt has a long history of involvement with SCSU, and with Holocaust remembrance activities. He is the recipient of many honors, among them an Honorary Doctorate from SCSU in 2006, and an Honorary Doctorate from Southwest State University in Marshall in 2007.

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Update frequency
every 4 days
Average duration
19 minutes
Episodes
13
Years Active
2007
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An Unbroken Chain - Part Twelve

An Unbroken Chain - Part Twelve

Epilogue Part 2 and Acknowledgements: Finally, Henry is back in Berlin only to discover the family’s apartment has been given to Nazi party loyalists. He reunites with some family and tried to adjus…
00:23:13  |   Tue 20 Nov 2007
An Unbroken Chain - Part Eleven

An Unbroken Chain - Part Eleven

Epilogue Part 1: Henry is liberated and left wondering who is left in his family. There was no mode of transportation available as it nearly all forms were destroyed in the war. He runs into trouble…
00:25:42  |   Tue 20 Nov 2007
An Unbroken Chain - Part Ten

An Unbroken Chain - Part Ten

Chapter 15: This episode is the 18th Link in the Unbroken Chain. The American troops are nearby as heard through machine gun fire and bombs. But on April 20, 1945, the Nazis order all remaining pri…
00:12:14  |   Mon 12 Nov 2007
An Unbroken Chain - Part Nine

An Unbroken Chain - Part Nine

Chapters 12, 13, 14: Henry puts his life in the hands of an SS Doctor. He describes the harrowing ordeal of surgery - and the conditions of "recovery". A non-Jewish political prisoner befriends He…
00:14:25  |   Mon 12 Nov 2007
An Unbroken Chain - Part Eight

An Unbroken Chain - Part Eight

Chapters 9, 10, 11: This episode deals with four more links in the events that helped Henry Oertelt survive the Nazi Holocaust. Henry’s optimism and profession as a fine furniture designer helped…
00:20:02  |   Mon 05 Nov 2007
An Unbroken Chain - Part Seven

An Unbroken Chain - Part Seven

Chapter 7 and 8: Henry’s ability to work certainly helped save his life. His slight stature and youth also contributed. The brothers are sent to yet another concentration camp, Golleschau. You hear…
00:21:00  |   Mon 05 Nov 2007
An Unbroken Chain - Part Six

An Unbroken Chain - Part Six

Chapter 5 and 6: Henry describes the devastation of being turned down by the consulate to leave Germany (prior to their imprisonment), but recognizes that the late date (June 1943) for being sent t…
00:20:20  |   Mon 29 Oct 2007
An Unbroken Chain - Part Five

An Unbroken Chain - Part Five

Chapter 4: SS Nazi Guards break down the door to Henry’s family apartment and tell them to prepare to leave. Henry, his brother Kurt and Kurt’s girlfriend Sonja are sent to Theresienstadt in Czecho…
00:42:00  |   Mon 29 Oct 2007
An Unbroken Chain - Part Four

An Unbroken Chain - Part Four

Chapter 3: It’s now 1943, Henry’s mother had been working in a forced labor camp, but she is now imprisoned full-time. There is a terrifying experience with SS Guards hunting down friends while Henr…
00:20:33  |   Mon 22 Oct 2007
An Unbroken Chain - Part Three

An Unbroken Chain - Part Three

Chapter 1 and 2: In this episode, Henry describes working at a weapons factory illegally nearly starting the factory on fire. You’ll also hear how Henry’s skills as a furniture maker were put to use …
00:14:37  |   Mon 22 Oct 2007
An Unbroken Chain - Part Two

An Unbroken Chain - Part Two

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 c…
00:22:11  |   Mon 15 Oct 2007
An Unbroken Chain - Part One

An Unbroken Chain - Part One

Prologue and Introduction: Henry Oertelt describes the reasons why he chose to share his very personal story and why he continues to speak publicly about his survival of the Nazi Holocaust. He was in…
00:15:03  |   Wed 12 Sep 2007
An Unbroken Chain - Intro

An Unbroken Chain - Intro

Meet Dr. Henry Oertelt.
00:01:28  |   Wed 05 Sep 2007
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