Agnes Kory: "The only way I can prove that I’m Jewish is my parents’ marriage certificate. Because in the first column
Agnes Kory: AK playing the cello
Agnes Kory: Parents Maria and Tibor Köri
Agnes Kory: Hungarian birth certificate
Agnes Kory:
Agnes Kory: AK about six years old
Agnes Kory: Hungarian birth certificate from 1967
Agnes Kory: Birth certificate with changes by her mother to protect her. The Jewish name "Köri" changed to non-Jewish "Köry" and both parents as " r. kat" meaning Roman Catholic
Agnes Kory: AK entertaining Jewish seminarists in London
Agnes Kory
Born: 1944
Place of Birth: Budapest
Arrived in Britain: 14/10/1965
Interview Number: RV158
Experiences: Post WW2 Hungarian Refugee
Interview Summary
Place of Birth
they kept bringing literature in. British National Party literature in. And I was objecting. Now, the majority of the English National Opera were not thinking like that, but they also couldn’t be bothered. So when I was objecting, then I was the troublemaker! Because nobody minds who does what and I was doing the protesting. And then there was a cellist – sweet little thing - who kept telling me that “Oh…” - is it ok if I use a rude word?” It’s not OK- not OK. But she was using a very rude word about these foreigners who take away English people’s jobs. And that was going on continuously. And- One day I hit her. And I was dismissed. The fact that I had to go through this [all her life experiences e.g. second generation Holocaust survivor], didn’t matter.
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