Author: Peter Somogyi

Peter Somogyi and his twin brother Thomas were the youngest of three children born to an observant Jewish family living in Pécs, Hungary. Between 1933-39, a German nanny took care of Peter, Thomas and their older sister. She taught them German, and they became quite fluent. On September 1, 1939, they began school. Five years later, they were deported to Auschwitz with their mother and sister. After the Soviets conquered Auschwitz on January 27, 1945, Peter and his family returned to Pecs before immigrating to Israel in mid-1949.