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 arrested and jailed, but managed to get released. She found places to live, including an apartment safeguarded by international diplomats. Peter was almost four years old when he and his mother were liberated from the ghetto in January 1945. Thanks to his mother’s resilience, he lived to become an accomplished scientist and work with NASA.
Hear Holocaust survivor Peter Gorog’s experiences in his own words recorded on April 27, 2022. First Person is a monthly hour-long discussion featuring a live interview between journalist Bill Benson and a survivor and including questions from the audience, available on the Museum’s YouTube channel.
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Hello From Rio de Janeiro. My Dad Nagy László seems to be in the sme labior batallion.! Mom and Dad thanks God survived and I born in Bpest in 1950.
Szomorú emlékek, de büszke vagyok Rád, hogy elmondod az embereknek, hogy NE FELEJTSENEK! Gratulálok !!!!!!!!
Thank you Peter. Wishing you good health and all the best. My granny who is 93 now is also a survivor, she came back from Auschwitz. She is so traumatised she barely speaks about her experiences. Akácfa utca that you mention is in the middle of Budapest, I am only mentioning this to those who are not Hungarians.
Thanks You very much for this remarkable testimony. I live in Montevideo Uruguay. "Never again"
What a beautiful yet sad presentation, thank you!
Such fine gentlemen Peter and the interviewer they make this pathos a work of art. May they both be blessed.
Thank you, Mr, Gorog, for sharing your testimony about surviving the Holocaust. We need to remember its victims, not only Jews, but other people who were subjugated by the Third Reich with all its brutal depravity.
Thank you sir, I have had the pleasure to listen to you before. Australia here. Blessings to you and yours. These testimonies must not be forgotten, they are very precious. 🙏🙏🙏🙏👵👵👵🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
I'm amazed your family was able to keep those photographs safe.
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Thank you for kindly sharing this with us today. So articulate and human.
It is pleasing to see people from all over the world and specifically young people participating in Holocaust education.
Thank you, listening from Lancashire in England.
That dreaded brick factory…that is where Edie Egar and Magda were sent.
Thank you for sharing your experience and for being a Museum volunteer.
Now more than ever, we must never forget.
The holacost should never be let to be forgotten ! It should be tought in high school history in depth for a very good reason as so should many other history horrors !
Thank you! I didn't know about Yom HaShoah. I'll share this information with my friends and family.
These are very educational give you a insight into the barbaric the Jews had go through to survive
God bless all of you
💖 God bless. ?💐🦋🥀