The son of Markéta and Karel Brady and brother of Hana Brady, George Brady lived an ordinary childhood in interwar Czechoslovakia until March 1939, when Nazi Germany took control of Bohemia and Moravia. After that, his Jewish family encountered increasing restrictions and persecution by the German occupiers. By 1942, Brady's parents had been separated from their children and sent to prisons and Nazi concentration camps, perishing in Auschwitz before the end of the Second World War. For a short time, George and Hana stayed with an aunt and uncle; he was not Jewish, and thus the couple was a "privileged" mixed marriage and not subject to deportation. The children were deported in May 1942[2] to Theresienstadt, a ghetto-camp not far from Prague, Czechoslovakia, where George shared Kinderheim L417 with around forty boys including Petr Ginz, Yehuda Bacon, and Kurt Kotouc.[3]
George and Hana remained in Theresienstadt until 1944, when they were sent in separate convoys to Auschwitz — George in September to the work camp and Hana in October, where she was soon executed in a gas chamber.[2] George was transferred from Auschwitz to Gleiwitz I subcamp, where he worked repairing damaged railway cars. Brady escaped during a death march to Germany in January 1945, the same month Auschwitz was liberated.[2]
Interview with George Brady for Show Jana Krause
Life after the Holocaustedit
Brady traveled until May 1946 when he reached his aunt and uncle in Nové Město in Czechoslovakia and he learned from them that his parents had been murdered in Auschwitz.[2] After the Communist coup in 1948, he escaped to Austria in 1949 and moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, two years later.[2]
Brady made a living in the plumbing trade, in which he had trained in Theresienstadt Ghetto. Early in 1951, he established a plumbing company in Toronto with another Holocaust survivor.[2] He married and became a father to three sons and a daughter. The family resided in Toronto and later on, he was made a member of the Order of Ontario in 2008.[4]
In 2009, he was featured prominently in Inside Hana's Suitcase, Larry Weinstein's documentary film about Brady's sister Hana who was murdered in the Holocaust.[5]
In 2016, he was supposed to receive an award for his lifelong campaign for Holocaust remembrance from Czech President Miloš Zeman on the state day of 28 October. Ultimately, the president decided against conferring the honor on him after Brady's distant relative, Czech government minister Daniel Herman, met exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama against the president's wishes.[6]
George Brady died of heart failure in Toronto on 11 January 2019 at the age of 90.[7][8][9]
Referencesedit
^"Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel - Service Details". www.benjaminsparkmemorialchapel.ca.
^ abcdef"Timeline" 3 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Hana's Story. Brady family (hanassuitcase.ca). Retrieved 27 July 2015.
^Levine, Karen (2002). Hana's Suitcase: A True Story (U.S. 2003 ed.). Morton Grove, Illinois: Albert Whitman & Co. ISBN978-0-8075-3148-8. LCCN 2002027439. OCLC 48988742.
^"Former premier David Peterson to get Order of Ontario Hana Brady was mourned for by George Brady". Toronto Star. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^John Griffin, "Remembering what was lost; Docudrama revisits the Holocaust". Montreal Gazette, November 20, 2009.
^"2016 Czech president accused of scrapping Holocaust survivor medal due to Dalai Lama". Reuters. 22 October 2016. from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
^"Businessman George Brady, 90, was a Holocaust survivor who was haunted by the loss of his sister". The Globe and Mail. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
^Frankia, Ruth (12 January 2019). "Czech Holocaust survivor George Brady dies at age 90". Czech Radio. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^"Zemřel Jiří Brady. Pamětník holokaustu, kterého Zeman odmítl vyznamenat". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 12 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
External linksedit
Hana's Story (Brady family website)
Media related to Jiří Brady at Wikimedia Commons
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George Jiri Brady 1 OOnt born Jiri Brady 9 February 1928 11 January 2019 was a Holocaust survivor of both Theresienstadt Terezin and Auschwitz Oswiecim Poland who became a businessman in Canada and was awarded the Order of Ontario in 2008 George BradyBornJiri Brady 1928 02 09 9 February 1928Nove Mesto na Morave CzechoslovakiaDied11 January 2019 2019 01 11 aged 90 Toronto Ontario CanadaParent s Marketa Bradyova mother Karel Brady father RelativesHana Brady sister deceased Contents 1 Early life during the Holocaust 2 Life after the Holocaust 3 References 4 External linksEarly life during the Holocaust editThe son of Marketa and Karel Brady and brother of Hana Brady George Brady lived an ordinary childhood in interwar Czechoslovakia until March 1939 when Nazi Germany took control of Bohemia and Moravia After that his Jewish family encountered increasing restrictions and persecution by the German occupiers By 1942 Brady s parents had been separated from their children and sent to prisons and Nazi concentration camps perishing in Auschwitz before the end of the Second World War For a short time George and Hana stayed with an aunt and uncle he was not Jewish and thus the couple was a privileged mixed marriage and not subject to deportation The children were deported in May 1942 2 to Theresienstadt a ghetto camp not far from Prague Czechoslovakia where George shared Kinderheim L417 with around forty boys including Petr Ginz Yehuda Bacon and Kurt Kotouc 3 George and Hana remained in Theresienstadt until 1944 when they were sent in separate convoys to Auschwitz George in September to the work camp and Hana in October where she was soon executed in a gas chamber 2 George was transferred from Auschwitz to Gleiwitz I subcamp where he worked repairing damaged railway cars Brady escaped during a death march to Germany in January 1945 the same month Auschwitz was liberated 2 source source source source source source source Interview with George Brady for Show Jana KrauseLife after the Holocaust editBrady traveled until May 1946 when he reached his aunt and uncle in Nove Mesto in Czechoslovakia and he learned from them that his parents had been murdered in Auschwitz 2 After the Communist coup in 1948 he escaped to Austria in 1949 and moved to Toronto Ontario Canada two years later 2 Brady made a living in the plumbing trade in which he had trained in Theresienstadt Ghetto Early in 1951 he established a plumbing company in Toronto with another Holocaust survivor 2 He married and became a father to three sons and a daughter The family resided in Toronto and later on he was made a member of the Order of Ontario in 2008 4 In 2009 he was featured prominently in Inside Hana s Suitcase Larry Weinstein s documentary film about Brady s sister Hana who was murdered in the Holocaust 5 In 2016 he was supposed to receive an award for his lifelong campaign for Holocaust remembrance from Czech President Milos Zeman on the state day of 28 October Ultimately the president decided against conferring the honor on him after Brady s distant relative Czech government minister Daniel Herman met exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama against the president s wishes 6 Among his many lifetime honors he was also awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany George Brady died of heart failure in Toronto on 11 January 2019 at the age of 90 7 8 9 References edit Benjamin s Park Memorial Chapel Service Details www benjaminsparkmemorialchapel ca a b c d e f Timeline Archived 3 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine Hana s Story Brady family hanassuitcase ca Retrieved 27 July 2015 Levine Karen 2002 Hana s Suitcase A True Story U S 2003 ed Morton Grove Illinois Albert Whitman amp Co ISBN 978 0 8075 3148 8 LCCN 2002027439 OCLC 48988742 Former premier David Peterson to get Order of Ontario Hana Brady was mourned for by George Brady Toronto Star 15 January 2009 Retrieved 12 January 2019 John Griffin Remembering what was lost Docudrama revisits the Holocaust Montreal Gazette November 20 2009 2016 Czech president accused of scrapping Holocaust survivor medal due to Dalai Lama Reuters 22 October 2016 Archived from the original on 22 October 2016 Retrieved 22 October 2016 Businessman George Brady 90 was a Holocaust survivor who was haunted by the loss of his sister The Globe and Mail 15 January 2019 Retrieved 11 February 2019 Frankia Ruth 12 January 2019 Czech Holocaust survivor George Brady dies at age 90 Czech Radio Retrieved 12 January 2019 Zemrel Jiri Brady Pametnik holokaustu ktereho Zeman odmitl vyznamenat iDNES cz in Czech 12 January 2019 Retrieved 12 January 2019 External links editHana s Story Brady family website nbsp Media related to Jiri Brady at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Brady Holocaust survivor amp oldid 1165780626, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
