Andrew Laszlo was born in 1926 in Papa, Hungary. Growing up in a middle-class family in a small town close to Budapest, life was happy for Andrew and his family. As the Nazis grew in power, Andrew and his family faced growing discrimination and exclusion from society. When the Nazis invaded, his family was relocated to a ghetto. Eventually, Andrew's entire family was taken away as he was transported to Bergen-Belsen, where Anne Frank was imprisoned at the same time. He was the only member of his family to survive the Holocaust. After the war, Andrew came to America penniless and made a life for himself as a successful cinematographer, with works such as Shogun, Rambo, First Blood and The Warriors. He was honored at the U.S. Capitol for the 2004 Days of Remembrance Memorial alongside Elie Wiesel. His life was a triumph of strong will over evil and inspired his son, Andrew Laszlo Jr. to continue telling his father's story.

Growing up in Roslyn, New York, Andrew Laszlo Jr. attended public school in Roslyn, Buckley and Greenvale, played hockey at Beaver Dam and Little League baseball in Glen Head. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and Dartmouth College, going on to work 42 years for Morgan Stanley in Billings, Montana and retiring as an Executive Director in the Wealth Management Division. In retirement, Laszlo is honored to be able to share his father's story through in-person and virtual events.

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