FRANSMAN
HARRY
HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR × VETERAN × AUTHOR × GREAT GRANDFATHER ×
HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR × VETERAN × AUTHOR × GREAT GRANDFATHER ×
WALKING TO THE BEAT OF MY OWN HEART.
Born to Pauline and Bernard Fransman on 16 September 1922 in the city of Rotterdam, Netherlands. Harry, the youngest of 5 children was 17 years old when Rotterdam bombardment commenced in May 1940. Surviving almost 4 years, 5 concentration camps and the death march of 13 days.
Harry’s granddaughter, Yael filmed her beautiful Opa, “Walking To The Beat Of My Own Heart.”
THE CAU$T
THE CAU$T
A TRUE STORY
About a 17 year old teenage boy who faced imminent death 13 times, and almost 4 years in 5 concentration camps as 84 members of his family were murdered. He escaped by grace and survived to tell his captivating story as a CENTENARIAN.
Harry’s life story is in development for a feature film.
“I can smell blood, death and defeat all around me. I hear the whimpering cries of my dying colleagues, but I’m choking. I’m dying. I don’t want to die, I want mama and papa, I want to go home, I want to experience having a girlfriend, a wife, children, I want to see the world. I can’t die, but I know my body wants to.”
HARRY
The Holocaust murdered over 11 million lives, 6 million of whom were Jewish. Of that, over 100,000 were from the Netherlands. It is said that only a handful of holocaust victims were liberated from the camps, but it is unknown how many escaped, or if they are alive today. At 100 years of age, Harry J. Fransman is one of them.
5 days shy of turning 101 years young on September 16th 2023, Harry transcended, alav ha-shalom.
You Are Within Us. Your Legacy Lives. We Love You Opa.
Shadows of Shoah is a unique multidisciplinary artistic work communicating the gravity of the Holocaust to a new generation.
Andrew O’Keefe from Sunrise Channel 7 news in Sydney, Australia sat down with Harry.
SBS World News sat with Harry to discuss his art exhibition at the Sydney Parliament House.
YOUR LEGACY LIVES.
Harry & his great grandchildren Chanel, Mackai, Layla & Edie.
“There is no danger of them being forgotten while we, the survivors, are still here, because we remember.”
"LOVE IS THE MIRICLE, THAT KEPT ME ALIVE."
"LOVE IS THE MIRICLE, THAT KEPT ME ALIVE."
PEACE. LOVE. HAPPINESS. ABOVE ALL.
CONTACT
Harry & his grandson L.A. Rice