Summary biography
Gabor is a camp survivor, who was born in Hungary in 1931. His family had to move into the Debrecen Ghetto within 72 hours of the German occupation of their town. They were later taken to Strasshof in Austria, Sitzenberg-Reidling and then to Vienna, where Gabor worked in an anti-aircraft gun factory. Liberated by the Russians. Gabor became an engineer and moved to England in 1956.
It's not cruel to hate somebody, it's ignorance. Just be, treat people like people. Everybody can be a friend of yours, unless you push him away
Gabor Lacko
Artistic responses
2021 Festival overview & film
We worked across 5 areas, expanding geographically, from Birmingham and Coventry to include North Warwickshire, Liverpool and London.
