A Conversation with Holocaust Survivor Jerry Guttman

Jerry Guttman was born in Dresden, Germany, in 1932. With his parents' forethought, he managed to escape Hitler’s racial laws, as well as Mussolini’s subsequent antisemitism.

From Italy, the family evacuated to Tangier, Morocco, where Jerry spent his formative years, including his bar mitzvah. He later graduated high school in Milan, Italy, where the family moved after World War II.

At the age of 21, with the Sponsorship of a prominent American Diplomat whom Jerry met in Milan, he was able to emigrate to the United States. Shortly after his arrival, he was drafted into the Army and served during the Korean War. He was later accepted to attend The University of Pennsylvania on the GI Bill.

Jerry built a career and family in Philadelphia, where he lived for many years with his late wife, Avie, before moving to California to be closer to their children. After many years on the West Coast, Jerry moved back to Pennsylvania in 2021.

Audience Q&A will follow. This program is free and open to the public.

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

Get App

Host or Publisher Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh