Children of the Holocaust: Stories of Survival - Robert Varady

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Robert Varady | b.1943 in Budapest, Hungary Born in the Budapest Ghetto, he was protected by his mother, who kept them from starving and being deported to a concentration camp, while his father was in a forced labor battalion. 0:00 - Intro 0:27 - Before the War 7:05 - Eve of World War II 9:26 - War Years in Hungary 17:21 - Budapest Ghetto 20:55 - Liberation 28:13 - France, 1947 32:42 - United States, 1952 35:00 - Jewish Identity and Faith 37:30 - Holocaust Survivor Identity 39:32 - Long-Term Effects 43:50 - Reparations 49:51 - Telling His Story 53:19 - Insights ________________________________ About CHILDREN OF THE HOLOCAUST: STORIES OF SURVIVAL From 1941 to 1945, Germany's Nazi regime murdered two-thirds of Europe's Jewish population. Of the six million Jews who were victims of this genocide known as the Holocaust, an estimated 1.5 million were children. Against all odds, some managed to survive. Project producer Laura Markowitz interviewed 19 child survivors of the Holocaust who now live in Southern Arizona. These first-hand accounts describe the brutality they witnessed and the acts of kindness that saved them. This multi-platform, living-history project documents one of the darkest periods in human history — before this generation is gone and their stories are lost to us forever. https://azpm.org/childrenoftheholocaust