Angela Orosz

Angela Orosz
Born
Angela Bein

(1944-12-21) December 21, 1944 (age 79)
Auschwitz concentration camp, German-occupied Poland
NationalityHungarian-Canadian
Other namesAngela Orosz-Richt, Angela Polgar
CitizenshipCanada
Occupation(s)Schoolteacher, Public speaker
Years active2004-present
Known forBirth in Auschwitz, and later advocacy for Holocaust victims and survivors, and against Nazis
Spouse
Julius Orosz
​
(m. 1965)​
Children2
Parents
  • Avraham (Tibor) Bein (father)
  • Vera (Veronika) Otvos (mother)
  • Sandor Polgar (stepfather)

Angela Orosz-Richt (born December 21, 1944) is a Holocaust survivor.[1] Of several thousand babies born at the Auschwitz complex,[2] she is one of the few who survived to liberation.[3] Her testimony has led to the 21st century convictions of two former Nazis.

  1. ^ Connolly, Kate (2016-03-05). "'Your whole life is the Holocaust!' The woman who was born in Auschwitz". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  2. ^ Blakemore, Erin (2020-01-27). "This midwife at Auschwitz delivered 3,000 babies in unfathomable conditions". History.com. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  3. ^ Heinrich, Jeff (2005-03-03). "Born in the Holocaust: A Hungarian woman's miraculous birth in the death camp of Auschwitz". isurvived.com. Retrieved 2022-12-10.