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"My Grandfather Stood Up to Dr. Josef Mengele at Auschwitz"

Only 16 years old and facing imminent death in Auschwitz, Henry Kanner made a split second decision that saved his life: he stood up to the infamous Dr. Josef Mengele. Henry’s grandson, Alex, tells this incredible story on behalf of his grandfather as a Heritage Testimonies speaker at MJH. Henry Kanner was born in Krakow, Poland in 1927. After Poland was invaded by the Nazis in 1939, Henry and his family were eventually forced to live in a ghetto. In 1942, Henry and his family were subjected to the second major Aktion of the Krakow Ghetto: Henry was spared because he had a stamp that showed he was able to work, but the rest of his family were sent to Belzec, where they were murdered. Now alone, Henry escaped the ghetto and became involved with the Polish Resistance. On a mission to deliver an underground letter to Vienna - deep within the German Reich - he was caught and arrested as a political prisoner and sent to Auschwitz. Being classified as a political prisoner helped Henry survive: he was able to work laundering Nazi officials’ clothing, and would take items with which he could barter for food. Unfortunately, Henry fell ill and was taken to the camp hospital on June 19th, 1944. While there, he was inspected by Dr. Josef Mengele, known as the “Angel of Death” for the medical experiments he would perform on patients. Knowing that he would be sent to the gas chamber if he seemed too ill, Henry bravely stood up for himself and insisted to Dr. Mengele that he was not unwell. Speaking up saved his life: he was spared from the list of prisoners who would be murdered. After this incident, Henry was sent on a death march to Mathausen. He survived the march and was liberated from Mathausen on May 5th, 1945. After the war, Henry worked as an administrator at a DP camp, where he met his future wife, Milena, who was also a survivor. They emigrated to New York in 1946. Despite losing his entire family in the war, Henry built a new legacy in America. Henry worked to become President and CEO of an international eyeglasses company. Together with Milena, he raised three children and became a devoted grandfather to six grandchildren, whom he cherished deeply. #MJHNYC