It’s now 1943, Henry’s mother had been working in a forced labor camp, but she is now imprisoned full-time. There is a terrifying experience with SS Guards hunting down friends […]

SS Nazi Guards break down the door to Henry’s family apartment and tell them to prepare to leave. Henry, his brother Kurt and Kurt’s girlfriend Sonja are sent to Theresienstadt […]

Henry describes the devastation of being turned down by the consulate to leave Germany (prior to their imprisonment), but recognizes that the late date (June 1943) for being sent to […]

Henry’s ability to work certainly helped save his life. His slight stature and youth also contributed.  The brothers are sent to yet another concentration camp, Golleschau. You hear about the […]

This episode deals with four more links in the events that helped Henry Oertelt survive the Nazi Holocaust.   Henry’s optimism and profession as a fine furniture designer helped him survive.  […]

In his presentation to faculty and staff during convocation, President Potter welcomes everyone to campus, and discusses the need to continue to elevate St. Cloud State University’s reputation. The President […]

Loiue Foote sat down with Jo McMullen Boyer to chat about his love of the rails. In this podcast, Foote talks about his hobby-traveling the Amtrak lines for the last […]

Responding to concerns of its American Indian community, St. Cloud State University took the issue of offensive sports team mascots to center stage by sponsoring the Midwest Summit on American […]

While he may not have made it into the Baseball Hall of Fame while he was alive, Negro Leagues star John “Buck” O’Neil is in the record books as the […]

Winona LaDuke visited St. Cloud State University in February 2005 as the keynote speaker for NOVA’s week on Non-Violence. LaDuke took the challenge from her cousin to talk about wild […]