A newborn Leo with his mother, Emily Ullman, before he was placed into hiding. USHMM, Gift of Leo S. Ullman
Leo Ullman survived the Holocaust in hiding with strangers as a toddler—in Amsterdam, the same city where Anne Frank hid and was later discovered. His parents were told nothing about his caretakers or his location in order to help keep him safe.
Only after the war did Leo realize that the loving couple who had raised him for years were not his biological parents. He later learned just how many of the Dutch families nearby knew about the young Jewish boy in hiding and chose to protect him. Watch the story of Leo Ullman on June 12, Anne Frank’s birthday.
Guest
Leo S. Ullman, Holocaust Survivor
Host
Dr. Rebecca Erbelding, Historian, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Watch live at facebook.com/holocaustmuseum. You do not need a Facebook account to view our program. After the live broadcast, the recording will be available to watch on demand on the Museum’s Facebook and YouTube pages.