Geddy Lee Tells His Family's Holocaust Story (Full Interview)

"she felt like she won the war". that's an amazing conclusion to her experience. she did win. thank you.

His mother came to my grandmothers funeral, they were close friends. She was so sweet. Geddy was a neighbor of my family growing up. Great guy.

I am from Poland and this is amazing. I am a long-life fan - I was born 1991 but RUSH is my favorite band - and it will always be - it shaped me as a human being... My alcoholic father introduced me to them. It is amazing that Geddy talk about Poland. I am a nurse and is living some shitty life out of my low salary, but whatever - when I drive my 1997 Citroen Saxo and listening to Red Barchetta I feel like a king :3 Greeting from Poland to all the listeners! All the health for you !

What an incredible story. Thank for sharing this account, Geddy. My condolences to you in the loss of your dear friend, Mr. Peart.

Getty Lee and his sense of family is probably one of the reasons for Rush not exploding in ego like other groups

I hope this interview gets a much wider audience than just Rush fans. This story need to be heard!

I love how Geddy Lee is an honest person in his interviews and says how he feels and not what people want to hear.

I admire Geedy Lee's courage to talk about such horrific time in history, especially done to his family. We're VERY lucky to have a talent like him.

My Grandfather was part of the British 11th Armoured Brigade that helped liberate Bergen-Belsen. What he experienced haunted him and he rarely spoke about the war, certainly not about the camps. I didn’t find out that he was there until after he passed away so I find it amazing that Geddy Lee’s mother had the strength of character to tell her children her story. We must never forget.

I always liked Rush, and Geddy Lee. But after this interview, my esteem for him, and especially his mother, has risen leaps and bounds.

Another little aspect of his story with his Mom. His given first name was Gary, but she couldn't pronounce it correctly, coming out with "Geddy", instead. Then somewhere along the line he decided to join her in it and went to court and had his first name officially and legally changed from Gary to Geddy. Cool thing to do for his Mom.......... ;-)

Wow. Serious fan for 35 years. Never heard his family story before. This could not have been an easy interview for either of them. I am grateful for this insight.

My grandfather was a WWII disabled veteran. He saw a lot, North Africa, Sicily, Italy and after he was wounded returned to be a witness at a death camp. He never spoke about it until near his death. He said you could smell death from miles away and that once they arrived he said it was the most horrible thing he ever saw. After his passing I received a copy of his Army records and it is documented that he went there and I can't help but feel so angry when I hear people deny the Holocaust or see Nazis marching south of the border. Keep Rocking Geddy!

My Polish father didn’t openly talk about the war until I became curious as a teenager, and then I constantly asked him questions as he told me more and more of his stories. I live a comfortable Canadian life but his stories have certainly shaped me and made me not take for granted everything I have.

Geddy Lee brought up a very important issue. That is that many Survivors did not speak of their trials, and how they survived. Growing up, in the 60's, in a town in Bergen County NJ that use to be a big Bund stronghold, I was fortunate to have known many survivors, and who spoke about their experiences. One thing that Mr. Lee does not mention is that today, 2019, most survivors have died. It is people like Geddy Lee who have to continue to tell his parents story to educate the next generation. Not just Jewish, but as was very well said, everyone.

Geddy Lee is awesome. God bless his mom.

All 3 members of Rush are/were incredibly humble, humorous and eloquent in whatever media they chose to express themselves in. If they hadn't met, my life would be somewhat emptier. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

What a powerful interview. I'm even impressed with the interviewer. I had no idea that someone at a classic rock radio station could conduct such a thoughtful interview.

Geddy is a treasure. I appreciate his humility, humanity and integrity. My family left Poland before the war so we were spared the horrors his family endured.

My parents were from Lodz and Lublin but studied in Warszawa, and eventually came to Australia where i was born.....Such a sorry life story from Poland. Im so glad Geddys parents survived and we were blessed to have Rush...... The band of my life. My parents were lucky to survive, although not Jewish as far as i know, they fled ahead of the nazzi lines and evaded being captured. Many stories of death and struggles. My memories still abound with their miraculous escapes.