- George Preger is a Holocaust survivor, and a Crestwood grandparent. He was born in 1936, in Vienna, Austria, an only child. George moved from city to city during the war but primarily lived in bunkers in Budapest to avoid being captured in the war. Remarkably he and his family were able to stay one step ahead of the Nazis; George learned a false identity and even evaded the SS close up. He is 80 years old now, and he currently lives in Toronto, Ontario. This interview happened in December of 2016, at Crestwood Preparatory College, where George was interviewed by Aaron Little, Tristan Agensky, Rylie Tishler, and Yurina Kobayashi, and by his grandsons Levi and Reuben.
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- 1. George Preger - Introduction; The German Occupation.mp4
- 2. Young George.mp4
- 3. George's Family.mp4
- 4. The Boys Swim in the Danube.mp4
- 5. Travel with Family.mp4
- 6. Fear and Indoctrination.mp4
- 7. The Changing Map of Europe; Horthy.mp4
- 8. His Father.mp4
- 9. Prewar Preparations .mp4
- 10. George's Father's Call Up Papers.mp4
- 11. Coping Mechanisms.mp4
- 12. Food and Wellness; A New Apartment and Forged Papers.mp4
- 13. Arrow Cross.mp4
- 14. Courage and Protection; Hans' Love and Rescues.mp4
- 15. Hans' Goodbye; Arrow Cross Paper Checks.mp4
- 16. Near Death Moments.mp4
- 16. First Military Interaction.mp4
- 17. Food.mp4
- 18. Fear of Death in the Bunker.mp4
- 19. Soviets' Bad Behaviour.mp4
- 20. Time in the Bunker.mp4
- 21. Compensation; Friends and Family after the WarOHP.mp4
- 22. Raoul Wallenberg – Honorary Canadian Citizen, Saviour of Thousands of Jews in Budapest