Hear a Witness: Dr Henry Ekert AM

Join us at the Melbourne Holocaust Museum for a rare opportunity to hear first-hand from Holocaust survivor Dr Henry Ekert AM.

Henry was born in Przemysl, Poland in 1936.

He was 4 years old when the Nazis invaded and occupied Poland.

Henry and his parents were forced to live in the Przemysl Ghetto. Henry’s first experience of death was with his grandmother; it was the first of many horrors he witnessed throughout the war. 

Henry was smuggled out of the ghetto and moved through several hiding places, including living with his father in a cupboard for six weeks. 

Eventually, a man named Henek helped the family to hide and arranged for his father to work in Krakow. Henry spent time hiding with one of his parents and on his own. Henry regards Hanek and his sister Aunty Bola as their saviours. 

Henry and his parents were reunited after the war and arrived in Australia 1949.

Join us on the 18th of May to meet Henry and learn about his experiences.