Pery Broad, also Perry Broad, (25 April 1921 – 28 November 1993) was a Brazilian-born German non-commissioned officer in the Schutzstaffel (SS) active at Auschwitz concentration camp from April 1942 to 1945. He reached the rank of SS-Unterscharführer while working as a translator and stenographer in the camp headquarters.[1] As a prisoner after the war, he wrote a historically valuable account of the camp's operation, dubbed the Broad Report.
Broad, born in Rio de Janeiro in 1921, came to Berlin with his mother at the age of five. He studied at the Technical University of Berlin and joined the Waffen-SS in 1941 as a foreigner. Detached on duty to Auschwitz, he requested a transfer to the Politische Abteilung, where he conducted interrogations. According to Simon Laks, head of the prisoner's orchestra, Broad was a music lover who attended most of its performances, an exception being while choosing female prisoners for the camp brothel.[2]
He remained in Auschwitz until the dissolution of the camp in early 1945, and was captured by British armed forces. While a prisoner of war, he voluntarily wrote a report about his experiences in Auschwitz.[3]
Released in 1947, he again was arrested 12 years later, then freed in December 1960 after the payment of DM 50,000 as surety. He was arrested again in November 1964 as a defendant in the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials, where he was found guilty of supervising selections at Birkenau, as well as participating in interrogations, tortures and executions. For these crimes, he was sentenced to four years in prison in 1965. In 1979 in Wuppertal, Broad was among those interviewed and secretly filmed by Claude Lanzmann for Shoah, his Holocaust documentary released in 1985.[4]
Published English translations of the Broad Reportedit
Broad, Pery (1965). Smolen, Kazimierz; Bezwińska, Jadwiga; Brandhuber, Jerzy; Czech, Danuta (eds.). KZ Auschwitz: reminiscences of Pery Broad, SS-man in the Auschwitz concentration camp. Translated by Michalik, Krystyna. Oświȩcim, Poland: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. OCLC 799364.
republished in KL Auschwitz seen by the SS. Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. 1972. pp. 139–198. ISBN9780865273467 – via Internet Archive.
Naumann, Bernd (1966). "The Broad Report". Auschwitz: A Report on the Proceedings Against Robert Karl Ludwig Mulka and Others Before the Court at Frankfurt. Translated by Steinberg, Jean. foreword by Hannah Arendt. New York: Frederick A. Praeger. pp. 162–324. OCLC 1448174.
^Laks, Szymon (2000) [1989]. Music of Another World. Translated by Kisiel, Chester A. Northwestern University Press. pp. 79–82. ISBN978-0-8101-1802-7.
^. Department of Social and Economic History, Johannes Kepler University Linz. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
^"Interview with Pery Broad". Claude Lanzmann Shoah Collection. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
May 02, 2024
pery, broad, also, perry, broad, april, 1921, november, 1993, brazilian, born, german, commissioned, officer, schutzstaffel, active, auschwitz, concentration, camp, from, april, 1942, 1945, reached, rank, unterscharführer, while, working, translator, stenograp. Pery Broad also Perry Broad 25 April 1921 28 November 1993 was a Brazilian born German non commissioned officer in the Schutzstaffel SS active at Auschwitz concentration camp from April 1942 to 1945 He reached the rank of SS Unterscharfuhrer while working as a translator and stenographer in the camp headquarters 1 As a prisoner after the war he wrote a historically valuable account of the camp s operation dubbed the Broad Report Pery BroadOn trial during Frankfurt Auschwitz TrialsPersonal detailsBorn 1921 04 25 25 April 1921Rio de Janeiro BrazilDied28 November 1993 1993 11 28 aged 72 Dusseldorf GermanyMilitary serviceAllegiance Nazi GermanyBranch serviceSchutzstaffelRankSS Unterscharfuhrer Broad born in Rio de Janeiro in 1921 came to Berlin with his mother at the age of five He studied at the Technical University of Berlin and joined the Waffen SS in 1941 as a foreigner Detached on duty to Auschwitz he requested a transfer to the Politische Abteilung where he conducted interrogations According to Simon Laks head of the prisoner s orchestra Broad was a music lover who attended most of its performances an exception being while choosing female prisoners for the camp brothel 2 He remained in Auschwitz until the dissolution of the camp in early 1945 and was captured by British armed forces While a prisoner of war he voluntarily wrote a report about his experiences in Auschwitz 3 Released in 1947 he again was arrested 12 years later then freed in December 1960 after the payment of DM 50 000 as surety He was arrested again in November 1964 as a defendant in the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials where he was found guilty of supervising selections at Birkenau as well as participating in interrogations tortures and executions For these crimes he was sentenced to four years in prison in 1965 In 1979 in Wuppertal Broad was among those interviewed and secretly filmed by Claude Lanzmann for Shoah his Holocaust documentary released in 1985 4 Published English translations of the Broad Report editBroad Pery 1965 Smolen Kazimierz Bezwinska Jadwiga Brandhuber Jerzy Czech Danuta eds KZ Auschwitz reminiscences of Pery Broad SS man in the Auschwitz concentration camp Translated by Michalik Krystyna Oswiȩcim Poland Auschwitz Birkenau State Museum OCLC 799364 republished in KL Auschwitz seen by the SS Auschwitz Birkenau State Museum 1972 pp 139 198 ISBN 9780865273467 via Internet Archive reprinted in the United States by Howard Fertig ISBN 9780865275041 Naumann Bernd 1966 The Broad Report Auschwitz A Report on the Proceedings Against Robert Karl Ludwig Mulka and Others Before the Court at Frankfurt Translated by Steinberg Jean foreword by Hannah Arendt New York Frederick A Praeger pp 162 324 OCLC 1448174 References edit Laurence Rees 2005 Auschwitz London BBC Books p 122 ISBN 0 563 52296 8 Laks Szymon 2000 1989 Music of Another World Translated by Kisiel Chester A Northwestern University Press pp 79 82 ISBN 978 0 8101 1802 7 Perry Broad Department of Social and Economic History Johannes Kepler University Linz Archived from the original on 26 September 2011 Retrieved 7 September 2011 Interview with Pery Broad Claude Lanzmann Shoah Collection United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Retrieved 28 February 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pery Broad amp oldid 1170619609, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
