Agi Keleti: The Jewish Olympian’s Triumph of Willpower

Agi Keleti's amazing life story chronicles her surviving the Nazis during WWII in Budapest, Hungary and outlasting the Communists to become the greatest female Jewish Olympian of all time. She won 10 Olympic medals for Hungary in women's gymnastics and is the oldest competitor to have medaled in the event. Her incredible drive has left a legacy of courage, strength and inspiration. In this class, taught by Agi's first cousin once removed, Michael Gyory, we will explore life of this resilient Jew and medaled athlete. . . . Michael Gyory is the son of Hungarian Holocaust survivors. Michael is the past Chairperson of the Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center (hhrecny.org) of White Plains, New York. He is an active member of the HHREC’s Speakers Bureau. He has spoken about the Holocaust and immigration issues at numerous civic groups, conventions, schools, libraries and synagogues. Gyory holds a master’s degree in communication from the Annenberg School at the University of Pennsylvania.