4 - Sandor Vandor - How I survived the Holocaust and what impact it had on my life.

At the age of 96, he is still very active. He likes to solve
Sudoku puzzles, he flies from California to Austria almost every
year and so far he has given more than 200 lectures for young
people and adults on the subject of the Holocaust. 


In addition he shares with us the impact those horrible
experiences during WWII had on his life and how, at the age of
80, his perspective changed so now he can look back on a life of
thankfulness and love.


At the age of 19, Sandor and his family got caught up in the
systematic killing machinery of the Nazis. His mother and his
sister were deported to Auschwitz where his mother was killed
right after arrival. Sandor and his father were forced to do
labor for the Nazis. 


He will tell us how the life as a slave laborer looked and felt
like; how he survived these hardships we can hardly imagine and
who secretly helped him. In addition he shares the impact those
events had on his life and how, at the age of 80, his life
changed for the better.


From Sandor we can learn how to deal with trauma and how the
readiness to help others saved lives; and how he and his wife
Anna talked about their Holocaust experiences with their
children.


At this point, let’s just listen to what Sandor has to say …..


Thanks to our young podcast producers: Seli, Lisa, Conny,
Michelle, Lucia, Alex, Andre, Frederick und Jan.


With the podcasts we provide a platform where young people get
the chance to interview interesting guests. They learn how to
assign the tasks that are necessary for the podcast and we help
the young participants to improve their skills and to create the
product together while having lots of fun. 


About our podcast: The aim of the podcast is to interview
interesting guests with young people, to learn to divide up all
the tasks that are necessary for a podcast, to improve the skills
of the young participants, to create the product together and to
have a lot of fun. The podcast is a cooperation of Streetwork
Südoststeiermark, Hartberg, Fürstenfeld and the youth centers
Hartberg and Fürstenfeld, all facilities are part of the
psychosocial services of the Hilfswerk Steiermark GesmbH. The
podcast is sponsored by the Coronabusters project fund and the
Kiwanis Club Feldbach-Vulkanland.