The History of Nate Leipciger

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Presented by his granddaughter Jenn Green

Nate was born February 28, 1928 in Chorzow, Poland. When the Germans invaded Poland, he was sent to the Sosnowiec Ghetto. Then, in July, 1943 he was deported to Auschwitz- Birkenau and subsequently transferred to Fünfteichen, GrossRosen, Flossenberg and Dachau Concentration Camps. Nate and his father were liberated on May 2, 1945 and they immigrated to Canada together in 1948. Nate became an engineer and went on to live a life devoted to family and to Holocaust remembrance and education. He has shared his history with 1000s of students, co-founded the Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre, published his memoir The Weight of Freedom and in 2016 visited Auschwitz-Birkenau with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Nate has been awarded the Order of Ontario and the Order of Canada for his contributions to education through sharing his experiences and message for the next generation. His history is presented by his granddaughter Jenn Green. Jenn has travelled on the March of the Living program 4 times with her grandfather, once as a student, twice as a chaperone and most recently as his survivor liaison. Professionally, Jenn is the VP of Affordable Housing and Social Impact at Greenwin Corp. Outside of work and Holocaust Education, Jenn is on the Board of Directors at both Kehilla Residential Program and NANKind. Jenn shares her grandfather Nate’s history and lessons for the future with classrooms around the world to preserve Nate’s testimony for future generations.