Holocaust survivor Peter Gorog in 1949 (courtesy of Peter Gorog) and as an adult today. US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Holocaust survivor Peter Gorog has no memories of his father, Árpád. Sent away in August 1940 by Hungarian authorities to perform forced labor, Árpád wrote home regularly to his wife and baby boy. In one letter, he wrote, “I gaze on the pictures I have, and they give me strength to struggle.” But at one point, the letters stopped. Then, in March 1944, after Nazi Germany occupied Hungary, Jews in Budapest faced increasing danger. Peter recalls sitting at the breakfast table as police charged in and took away his mother. Watch to discover what happened next.
Speaker
Peter Gorog, Holocaust Survivor and Museum Volunteer
Moderator
Bill Benson, Journalist and Host, First Person: Conversations with Holocaust Survivors
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First Person is a monthly, hour-long discussion with a Holocaust survivor that is made possible through generous support from the Louis Franklin Smith Foundation.