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SUMMARY:USHMM | 2024 First Person Series: Peter Gorog
DESCRIPTION: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.\nSpeakerPeter Gorog\, Holocaust Survivor and Museum Volunteer\nModeratorBill Benson\, Journalist and Host\, First Person: Conversations with Holocaust Survivors\nWatch live at youtube.com/ushmm. After the live broadcast\, the recording will be available to watch on demand on the Museum's YouTube page.\nFirst Person is a monthly\, hour-long discussion with a Holocaust survivor that is made possible through generous support from the Louis Franklin Smith Foundation.
LOCATION:Online via YouTube
URL:https://thgaac.texas.gov/calendar/event/340196
CATEGORIES:Speaking Engagements
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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