Gad Beck papers

Gad Beck papers 

Gad Beck (1923-2012) was born Gerhard Beck in Berlin to Heinrich and Hedwig (Kretchmar) Beck. His father was Jewish, and his mother was Protestant. He was active in the Hechalutz Zionist youth movement and developed his first serious relationship with fellow member Manfred Lewin, who was killed at Auschwitz in 1942. Gad was ordered to report to a temporary internment camp for Jewish spouses of non-Jews in 1943, but he was released with the others following a protest by their non-Jewish relatives. He worked with Chug Halutzi, a clandestine group of Jewish youth members of the Hechalutz movement in Berlin, for the remainder of the war, was arrested in March 1945, and was liberated by the Soviets in April. 

Gad Beck papers