The Great Tihany was one of the most successful showmen in all of South America. But how did he get there? Take a peek behind the curtain of the Great Tihany to learn the exciting and often dark history behind the man who used his power of illusion to survive the Holocaust.
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It Happened at the Fantastic Circo Tihany
Population and casualty data from WWI - Census.gov
Ludovic’s Records - Rendeleti Közlöny a Magyar Királyi Honvédség számára - Személyes Ügyek, 1917 (44. évfolyam, 86-172. szám)1917-12-08 / 162. szám "Czeiszler Lajostartalékos hadnagynak" (Czeiszler, Lajos, reserve lieutenant)
Ludovic/Lajos Czeisler’s grave in Gyula Jewish Cemetery
Gyula Jewish Cemetery - Photograph
Dallas Michelbacher’s Jewish Forced Labor in Romania, 1940–1944
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