Dr. Zsuzsanna Ozsvath Oral History

Object number2017.001.0056

Date06/08/2017

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Dr. Zsuzsanna Ozsvath

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)

DimensionsDuration: 61 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Dr. Zsuzsanna Ozsvath. A native of Hungary who escaped the Holocaust, Ozsvath was the founder and longtime director of the Holocaust Studies Program at the University of Texas at Dallas. On November 22, 1963, she and her late husband attended the luncheon at the Dallas Trade Mart. Interview conducted at Dr. Ozsvath's home on June 8, 2017 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and one minute long.

Curatorial Commentary

As of spring 2023, Dr. Ozsvath remained the Leah and Paul Lewis Chair of Holocaust Studies and professor emerita of literature and history at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Zsuzanna Ozsvath passed away on February 6, 2026. - Stephen Fagin, Curator