“We Chose Canada” | Holocaust Survivor Elly Gotz on Canada Day | USC Shoah Foundation #shorts
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Canada Day is celebrated on July 1st. While Canada’s restrictive immigration policies negatively impacted Jewish refugees during World War II, we honor Canada’s contribution as a part of the Allied Forces that helped liberate Europe. We also recognize the ~40,000 Holocaust survivors who were able to rebuild successful lives in Canada following the war.
Elly Gotz was born in Kaunas, Lithuania in 1928. During World War II, teenage Elly survived the Kaunas ghetto, Kaufering Lager I concentration camp, and Dachau concentration camp. He was liberated from Dachau by United States armed forces in April, 1945.
This clip is from Elly’s second recorded testimony housed in USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive. Elly was 90 years old at the time of this interview (2018). His first testimony was recorded in 1987. Today (2023), Elly is 95 years old and lives in Toronto, Canada. He continues to tell his story and educate students on the dangers of hate.
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