A witness to history
Elly Gotz was born in Kovno (Kaunas), Lithuania, in 1928. He survived the Kovno ghetto and the Kaufering subcamp of Dachau. After the war the Gotz family moved to Norway, then Zimbabwe, before Elly settled in Toronto in 1964.
Flights of Spirit
On November 7th, 2018, as part of Neuberger Holocaust Education Week, Elly Gotz launched his memoir Flights of Spirit in partnership with the Azrieli Foundation’s Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Program. Renowned Holocaust scholar Dr. Robert Jan van Pelt joined Elly in a discussion about survival, resilience, and hope at the launch.
The book is available for purchase via Second Story Press and Amazon.
Public Speaking
I welcome invitations to speak to schools and universities. I speak about my own experience in the Holocaust and draw conclusions leading to my views on tolerance and awareness of political trends.