Holocaust survivor Peter Gorog in 1949 (courtesy of Peter Gorog) and as an adult, today. US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Peter only met his father as a young baby. Like many Jewish men in Hungary, his father was conscripted into a forced labor battalion in 1940. The memories Peter has are from photos and letters his mother saved.
Peter’s mother was brave, resourceful, and determined that she and her son should survive. Though they faced antisemitism and Hungarian anti-Jewish laws, life in Budapest became much more dangerous when the German occupation began in March 1944. Peter’s mother was denounced as Jewish and jailed, but managed to get released. She found places to live, including an apartment safeguarded by Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg.
Tune in to hear how, thanks to his mother’s resilience, Peter lived to be liberated from the Budapest ghetto in January 1945, and became an accomplished scientist who worked with NASA.
Speaker
Peter Gorog, Holocaust Survivor and Museum Volunteer
Moderator
Bill Benson, Journalist and Host, First Person: Conversations with Holocaust Survivors
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After the live broadcast, the recording will be available to watch on demand on the Museum's YouTube page.
First Person is a monthly hour-long discussion with a Holocaust survivor and is made possible through generous support from the Louis Franklin Smith Foundation, with additional funding from the Arlene and Daniel Fisher Foundation.