Modern/Post-War Photos

Gert Schramm

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At age 15, Gert Schramm was arrested by the Gestapo under Third Reich's racial laws and eventually deported to Buchenwald. He largely attributes his survial to the efforts of his fellow inmates, mostly Jewish, who took incredible steps to protect him. Many of those fellow inmates did not survive the war. Though unfortunately today there exist much hostility between both the Black and Jewish communities in the US - historically there exists a great deal of solidarity between both groups, including - but not limited to - the collective formation of the NAACP and early civil rights organizations.