Celebration of Life: The Alfred Tibor Story

From his humble beginnings in Hungary in 1920, Alfred Tibor, sculptor and Holocaust survivor, recounts his battles with discrimination that began in his childhood. He shares his adventures through the ravages of World War II, the restrictions imposed by postwar communism in Hungary, and his determination to live and work in a free society. This amazing celebration of life embraces his pursuit of freedom for himself and his family and his quest for the fulfillment of artistic expression. His attention to detail resounds in his recollections and lives in his works of art. In 2005 he received the Ohioana Pegasus Award for unique and outstanding achievement in the arts and humanities. He was also awarded an Arts Freedom award from the South Side Settlement House of Columbus, Ohio.

Alfred Tibor was born in Konyar, Hungary, in 1920. In World War II he was captured and spent seven years in a prisoner of war camp in Siberia. Following the Hungarian Revolution he and his family finally escaped to the United States, settling in Miami, Florida. With his background as an artist he began a new career in advertising that eventually brought him to Columbus, Ohio. In his spare time he started to sculpt, always expressing the human aspect of the piece. He is now an internationally known sculptor with large public pieces and more than five hundred pieces in private collections and museums in the United States and around the world. Even in his nineties he continues to work in his studio and enjoys speaking at local schools and colleges. As a survivor of the Holocaust his message embraces humanity: "Future generations should know that hatred doesn't work, for there are no differences between people [and] that there is beauty and value to be found in all our lives."