2021 First Person with Holocaust Survivor Irene Fogel Weiss

Irene Fogel Weiss was only 13 when Nazi collaborators shaved her hair 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.

Hear Holocaust survivor Irene’s experiences in her own words recorded on July 7, 2021. 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.

Read about the German occupation of Hungary
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Read Irene’s biography
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