On September 3, Peter Gaspar a survivor of the Terezin Concentration Camp gave his moving story at the Villa Maria College Auditorium, to a full house.
Many expressed their disappointment that they were unavailable to attend the talk. Fortunately we recorded this moving event and here is the video.
In 1942, 40 of his family were rounded up and sent to Auschwitz, never to return. Peter survived the war by going into hiding. Along with his parents, Peter was hidden for three years and then during the last six months,
Peter and his mother were interned in the Terezin Concentration Camp. His father was enslaved at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp and was forced to endure the 248 km Death March to Lubeck in the Winter of 1944/1945.
This was the camp where the Germans printed counterfeit British currency and conducted medical experiments. The family found refuge in Australia in 1949.
His parents were never the same again. His mother never stopped grieving for her lost family and felt deep guilt for surviving.
Peter currently volunteers with the Courage to Care program in Melbourne inspiring young people to be more accepting and tolerant. This year he will also be travelling to schools throughout New Zealand, through the HOPE Project.
Many thanks to Mikaela Hood for her volunteering Villa Maria College as a venue and to David Allan for recording the video.
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