First part finale: Soviet occupation creates new and different dangers for Franz and his family as his state of mind moves from survival to escape.  For more information about this episode, please see the sources below. “Buying Romania’s Jews” - The Washington Post The Ransom of the Jews: The Story of the Extraordinary Secret Bargain Between Romania and Israel    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Nazi Germany occupies Hungary and begins deporting Jewish communities, Franz must do everything he can to protect his family. NOTE: Audio will soon be updated to "Buchenwald will be liberated [in] just three months" rather than "one month" to reflect greater accuracy. For more information about this episode, please see the sources below. Yellow Star Houses One House in Budapest, 1944-1945: A Personal History by Professor Árpád von Klimó Yellow Star Houses and Signs - Photographs ...

Following the events of Novi Sad, Franz struggles to find safety for him and his family. As the dangers in Europe continue to grow, the stakes grow with them.  For more information about this episode, please see the sources below. Remembering Cold Days: The 1942 Massacre of Novi Sad and Hungarian Politics and Society, 1942-1989, Arpad von Klimo Hungarian policemen and soldiers standing over murdered Jews in Novi-Sad, Yugoslavia, 23 January 1942 - Yad Vashem Novi Sad in modern-day Serbia...

As Franz's family grows, so do the dangers in Europe. Thank you for listening to Tihany's Illusion: The Search for Franz Czeisler. For more information about this episode, please see the sources below. The Wiener Holocaust Library: The Iron Guard Pogrom in Bucharest Synagogue, Romania, January 1941 - Yad Vashem The Bucharest Slaughterhouse  Axis Powers in WW11 - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Hungarian Expansion - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Hungarian policemen...

Franz returns to a Europe that looks very different than the one he left behind.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Franz's adventure continues as he learns how to put on a show.... on both sides of the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The captivating true story about a man who used his illusions to survive and escape Nazi occupied Europe only to become one of the Greatest Showmen the world had ever seen.   Tihany's Illusion: The Search for Franz Czeisler is coming soon to wherever you get your podcasts.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.