Hana Brady Research Paper
Kyra Hamstra
L.A.
April 28, 2017
Hana’s Suitcase
Hana Brady, or as she was actually named Hanička Bradyová, was born on May 16, 1931 in Prague, Czechoslovakia (what would be the Czech Republic today). She was a Jewish girl and even though they didn’t practice the religion her parents still wanted her to know about her heritage. She lived in a yellow house above her Family’s store in Nove Mesto, a town in Prague. Hana lived with her brother George and her parents Marketa and Karel. Hana lived a happy life and enjoyed ice skating and fighting with her brother. Hana lover her life in Nove Mesto, but when the Nazis invaded her home her whole life turned upside down. When the Nazis first invaded …show more content…
in 1939, restriction after restriction fell upon the Jewish people. Hana and George couldn’t attend school, couldn’t go to the park, couldn’t ice skate, and had to stay at home all alone with only each other for company. They were alone and scared of what was going to happen next. In 1941, tragedy struck. Hana’s beloved mother was arrested by the Gestapo, the feared German police. She was commanded to report to the deportation center, where she was sent to Ravensbruck, a concentration camp for women in northern Germany. Only a few days later, Hana’s father was taken to Auschwitz. He was gassed a few months later. Her mother was also sent to Auschwitz and gassed. In 1942, George and Hana were ordered to be deported to Theresienstadt.
When they arrived in Theresienstadt, Hana and George were separated. Hana lived with girls at the Kinderheim L410 and George to Kinderheim L417. Hana and the other younger girls were not allowed outside the house, but they held secret classes in the attic. Finally, the girls were allowed 1 hour outside the house. George and Hana had an amazing reunion, but these soon ended when George was transferred to Auschwitz. Because of George’s plumbing skills he acquired at Theresienstadt, he survived. Unfortunately, his sister wasn’t so fortunate. Later, Hana was taken to Auschwitz. Immediately she was told to leave her suitcase and head to the “showers.” As soon as a group of girls with Hana entered the gas chamber, they realized what was going on. Hana was told by others girls to climb on top of another girl to see if there was a window to open. Unfortunately, there was not and Hana was even closer to the deadly gas. She died at the age of 13. After Auschwitz was liberated, George returned to Nove Mesto only to learn his family was dead. He moved around and later settled in Toronto, Canada and started a successful plumbing business. He is still alive
today.
L.A.
April 28, 2017
Hana’s Suitcase
Hana Brady, or as she was actually named Hanička Bradyová, was born on May 16, 1931 in Prague, Czechoslovakia (what would be the Czech Republic today). She was a Jewish girl and even though they didn’t practice the religion her parents still wanted her to know about her heritage. She lived in a yellow house above her Family’s store in Nove Mesto, a town in Prague. Hana lived with her brother George and her parents Marketa and Karel. Hana lived a happy life and enjoyed ice skating and fighting with her brother. Hana lover her life in Nove Mesto, but when the Nazis invaded her home her whole life turned upside down. When the Nazis first invaded …show more content…
in 1939, restriction after restriction fell upon the Jewish people. Hana and George couldn’t attend school, couldn’t go to the park, couldn’t ice skate, and had to stay at home all alone with only each other for company. They were alone and scared of what was going to happen next. In 1941, tragedy struck. Hana’s beloved mother was arrested by the Gestapo, the feared German police. She was commanded to report to the deportation center, where she was sent to Ravensbruck, a concentration camp for women in northern Germany. Only a few days later, Hana’s father was taken to Auschwitz. He was gassed a few months later. Her mother was also sent to Auschwitz and gassed. In 1942, George and Hana were ordered to be deported to Theresienstadt.
When they arrived in Theresienstadt, Hana and George were separated. Hana lived with girls at the Kinderheim L410 and George to Kinderheim L417. Hana and the other younger girls were not allowed outside the house, but they held secret classes in the attic. Finally, the girls were allowed 1 hour outside the house. George and Hana had an amazing reunion, but these soon ended when George was transferred to Auschwitz. Because of George’s plumbing skills he acquired at Theresienstadt, he survived. Unfortunately, his sister wasn’t so fortunate. Later, Hana was taken to Auschwitz. Immediately she was told to leave her suitcase and head to the “showers.” As soon as a group of girls with Hana entered the gas chamber, they realized what was going on. Hana was told by others girls to climb on top of another girl to see if there was a window to open. Unfortunately, there was not and Hana was even closer to the deadly gas. She died at the age of 13. After Auschwitz was liberated, George returned to Nove Mesto only to learn his family was dead. He moved around and later settled in Toronto, Canada and started a successful plumbing business. He is still alive
today.