Born on the Cattle Car to Mauthausen Concentration Camp

Friday, July 7, 2023

Featured Guest: Holocaust Survivor, Dr. Mark Olsky

Holocaust Survivor, Dr. Mark Olsky was born on April 20, 1945 on a cattle car en-route to Mauthausen concentration camp. He arrived on April 29, one day after the gas chambers were inoperable. Following liberation, he lived in Munich Germany for the first 4 years of his life. Mark’s father was killed before he was born, as were his grandparents, and most of his extended family. Mark’s mother later married a war widower who became a wonderful stepfather. Later, Mark moved to Israel at age 4, arrived in the midst of the independence war, where conditions were harsh. Mark later immigrated to the US (Chicago) in 1958, became a Vietnam Veteran, and for the past 29 years has been practicing medicine, teaching medical administration, but is now semi-retired. Please join us on Friday, July 7, 2023 to feel Dr. Mark Olsky’s experience.