Stronger Together

“Don’t cry darling. We need this baby. You will see.” Ibolya Rechnitzer’s fear of being pregnant during wartime is somewhat eased by her husband’s words. But in 1942, four months after their baby is born, Zoltán is drafted into the forced labour service of the Hungarian army, and Ibolya must cope, alone, as a single mother and a Jew facing persecution in Budapest. Her son gives her a reason to fight, and Ibolya protects him fiercely during the war and after, when she makes a crucial decision that will forever alter their lives. As Andy grows up in the shadow of the Holocaust and his mother’s memories, he finds the courage to tell his own story and carry on his mother’s legacy. Stronger Together gives voice to both mother and son as they each reflect on their past, their losses and, above all, their optimism.