A Holocaust survivor visited downtown Boise Tuesday night to tell his story and address Holocaust denial.
Ninety-year-old Pete Metzelaar spoke to more than 700 people at the Egyptian Theatre about his childhood in the Netherlands under Nazi occupation. He hid in forests and under floorboards to escape being taken to a concentration camp.
Metzelaar says his storytelling is meant to educate young people on the truth of the Holocaust. His presentation showed official records of his father’s death in a concentration camp…