Class: Hugo Gottesmann – Escape from the Nazis
Back by popular demand, this class tells the story of Hugo Gottesman, violinist on the Bay View Music Staff from 1941 until 1970. Gottesman, a Jew, fled his native Austria in 1936 as the Nazis gained power. Bay View’s own Bishop Raymond J. Wade, later president of the association, helped him escape. The story is one of fortitude and resilience in the face of violent persecution.