As Andy moved into his retirement years, he spoke more and more frequently about his experiences during the Holocaust. In 1990, his mother, Ibolya, published her memoir, "An Ordinary Woman in Extraordinary Times". Andy followed in her footsteps and published his own memoir in 2018. These two books were combined in a work called "Stronger Together" published by the Azrieli Foundation’s Holocaust Survivor Memoir Program.
In this segment, Andy shares his thoughts on testifying about the Holocaust to today’s generations.
About the Interviewee
Andy Reti (born Rechnitzer András), son of Ibolya and Zoltán, was born July 16, 1942, in Budapest, Hungary. When Andy was four months old, his father was drafted into the forced labour service of the Hungarian army. Andy’s mother, Ibolya, raised him as a single mother and a Jew facing persecution in Budapest. In 1944, Andy and Ibolya were forced into the Budapest ghetto. They were liberated by Soviet Armed Forces in February 1945; following the Hungarian Revolution they immigrated to Winnipeg in 1956. They moved to Toronto in 1958. Andy married and had two children. After initially working in the building industry, Andy owned and ran a cab company. He is an active speaker about his experiences during the Holocaust and has written two books about his mother and their experiences.