Through the First Person program, Holocaust survivors have the opportunity to share their remarkable personal stories of hope, tragedy, and survival with thousands of visitors at the Museum. This program was recorded on June 27, 2019. It features Henry Weil, who was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1935. On March 12, 1938, German roots marched into Austria and annexed the country the following day. Over the course of the next year, Henry’s father Hugo made several trips to the American consulate in Vienna to ensure passage and emigration to the United States for himself and his family. They escaped Austria and eventually settled in Wilmington, Delaware. Henry’s parents both became naturalized U.S. citizens in 1941. After World War II ended, Henry and his parents learned that his father’s family all perished in concentration camps while his mother’s family all survived.
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