2021 First Person Series: Irene Fogel Weiss

Irene Fogel Weiss was only 13 when Nazi collaborators shaved her head soon after she entered an overcrowded Hungarian ghetto. Her mother gave her a scarf to wear around her bald head, making her look older and potentially saving her life when Irene was later sent to a killing center.

Learn about Irene’s experiences as a teen in Hungary and what happened to her large family when faced with selection and separation at Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Speaker
Irene Fogel Weiss, Holocaust Survivor and Museum Volunteer

Moderator
Bill Benson, Journalist and Host, First Person: Conversations with Holocaust Survivors

Watch live at youtube.com/ushmm. You do not need a YouTube account to view USHMM's program. After the live broadcast, the recording will be available to watch on demand on USHMM's YouTube page.

The First Person series 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.