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Holocaust Survivor Leo Ullman Tells His Incredible Story— Mo News Interview

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@mosheh / tentwentytwo

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🗓️ 28 January 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

As we mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we talk to Holocaust survivor Leo Ullman. He was born in Amsterdam in July of 1939, which makes him one of the youngest Holocaust survivors– and the few Holocaust survivors who are still living today.  Leo was just three years old when his family went into hiding in Amsterdam. That’s the same city where another young Jewish person, Anne Frank, was also in hiding.  Leo was raised by a Christian family for 796 days. He’s since written a book called ‘796 Days’ about that experience and his family’s eventual escape to the United States after WWII.  Hear Leo’s incredible story, what life was like for his family before and after the war, why they decided to come to America, and what he thinks about the resurgence in antisemitism and Holocaust denial. And hear the backstory of five missing pages of Anne Frank’s diary.  This Week’s Sponsors: – Athletic Greens – AG1 Powder + 1 year of free Vitamin D & 5 free travel packs – Boll & Branch Bedding & Sheets – 15% Off + Free Shipping | USE CODE: MONEWS LINKS:  Holocaust Museum and Tolerance Center – Please remember to subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review. – Jill Wagner (@jillrwagner) is an Emmy and Murrow award- winning journalist. She's currently the Managing Editor of the Mo News newsletter and previously worked as a reporter for CBS News, Cheddar News, and News 12. She also co-founded the Need2Know newsletter, and has made it a goal to drop a Seinfeld reference into every Mo News podcast. Follow Mo News on all platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mosheh/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mosheh Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MoshehNews Snapchat: https://t.snapchat.com/pO9xpLY9 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/moshehnews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mosheh

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0:00.0

Hi everyone, this is Jill Wagner with a special edition of the Mono's podcast.

0:09.3

As we mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, I feel really honored to be talking

0:13.9

with Holocaust survivor Leo Olman.

0:16.4

He was born in Amsterdam in July of 1939, which makes him one of the youngest Holocaust

0:22.4

survivors and the few Holocaust survivors who are still living today, which is one of

0:27.9

the reasons that it is so incredibly important to take the time to hear his story.

0:33.1

Leo was just three years old when his family went into hiding in Amsterdam, that is the

0:37.7

same city where another young, Jewish person, Anne Frank, was also in hiding.

0:42.9

Leo was raised by a Christian family as their own for 796 days.

0:48.7

He has since written a book called 796 Days about that experience and his family's

0:54.2

eventual escapes the United States.

0:56.8

A big thank you as well to my friend Dana Arshin from the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance

1:01.2

Center of NASA County for helping connect us to Leo and for helping preserve Leo's story

1:06.8

and the stories of other survivors.

1:09.3

Now Leo's story is a bit different.

1:11.0

He has said it is a story not of struggle but of survival and again, I feel so thankful

1:16.8

that I am able to talk to him today.

1:18.4

Leo, thank you so much for being here.

1:20.6

Thank you very much for happening.

1:22.9

So to begin with, I just want to go through a bit of your story.

1:25.7

You were born in Amsterdam in 1939.

1:28.6

Can you tell us a bit about what life was like for your family before the war?

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