"The Man of a Thousand Faces: The Story of Tibor Slezák"

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 2007.304

Overview

Description: Consists of a Hebrew copy and an English language translation of "The Man of a Thousand Faces: The Story of Tibor Slezák," 124 pages, by Avivah Even Hen. Tibor Slezák was a medical student and member of the Czech resistance in Brno at the beginning of the war, assisting those attempting to flee Czechoslovakia to Palestine. After the German invasion, he returned to his hometown of Źilina briefly before escaping over the border to Hungary. He lived in Budapest and was able to acquire the stamp of a military officer which allowed him to create false orders to be able to save people from deportation. He worked at a sanatorium and at a pharmacy in Budapest (among other odd jobs) and though he had many narrow escapes, Tibor and his brother Willy were able to escape the ghetto and deportation. After the war, Tibor finished his medical studies, married, and immigrated to Israel in 1963. The English translation from Hebrew was completed and the original text edited by Dalia Frieder.
Date: 2007

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Copyright Holder: Mrs. Dalia Frieder

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Dalia Frieder donated her translation of this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on July 25, 2007. Aviva Even Hen, Tibor Slezák's niece, wrote the original text in Hebrew.