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Oral history interview with Isabelle Vital-Tihanyi

Oral History | Accession Number: 2017.305.1 | RG Number: RG-50.996.0001

Isabelle Vital-Tihanyi discusses her survival during the Holocaust in Budapest, Hungary; being saved by Raoul Wallenberg along with her two children by receiving a protective passport (Schutz-Pass); and working for Wallenberg to save others while she continued to hide her Jewish identity.

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SubTitle: Interview produced for the film "Granny was an Outlaw"
Interviewee: Vital-Tihanyi, Isabelle
Interviewer: Zentelis, Enid
Date: interview: 1993
Geography: creation: Corsica (France)
Language: French
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-Matic) : sound, color ; 3/4 in..
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Enid Tihanyi Zentelis

Special Collection: The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
Topical Term: Hidden children (Holocaust)--Hungary.
Hiding places--Hungary.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Hungary--Personal narratives.
Jewish women in the Holocaust--Hungary.
Jews--Hungary--Budapest.
World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Hungary.
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Personal narratives.
World War, 1939-1945--Women--Hungary.
Women--Personal narratives.
Geographic Name: Budapest (Hungary)
Hungary--History--1918-1945.
Personal Name: Vitál-Tihanyi, Isabelle, 1916-
Wallenberg, Raoul, 1912-1947.
Holder of Originals: Oral History United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - Curatorial Affairs Department
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Enid Tihanyi Zentelis donated the oral history interview with Isabelle Vital-Tihanyi produced for her experimental documentary film "Granny was an Outlaw" to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in September 2017.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: Restrictions on use. Donor retains copyright on the recording
Copyright Holder: Zentelis, Enid
: Record last modified: 2022-06-16 10:18:51
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