Children of the Holocaust: Stories of Survival - Theresa Dulgov

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Theresa Dulgov b.1944 in Budapest, Hungary Born during the last year of World War II, she was hidden in a convent in Budapest—but only after her mother agreed to the nuns’ demand that she be converted to Catholicism. 0:00 - Intro 0:32 - Before the War 3:56 - Germans Invade Hungary 7:39 - Journey to Budapest 19:12 - Captured by Nazis 1944 22:37 - Hiding in the Convent 30:03 - Liberation 1945 33:41 - Hungary after the War 37:08 - Aftermath of Trauma 45:47 - Faith and Identity ________________________________ 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