The Great Tihany was one of the most successful showmen in all of South America. But how did he get there? Take a peek behind the curtain of the Great Tihany to learn the exciting and often dark history behind the man who used his power of illusion to survive the Holocaust. 

For more information about this episode, please see the sources below.

It Happened at the Fantastic Circo Tihany

Population and casualty data from WWI - Census.gov

Ludovic’s Records - Rendeleti Közlöny a Magyar Királyi Honvédség számára - Személyes Ügyek, 1917 (44. évfolyam, 86-172. szám)1917-12-08 / 162. szám "Czeiszler Lajostartalékos hadnagynak" (Czeiszler, Lajos, reserve lieutenant)

Ludovic/Lajos Czeisler’s grave in Gyula Jewish Cemetery

Gyula Jewish Cemetery - Photograph

Dallas Michelbacher’s Jewish Forced Labor in Romania, 1940–1944

“Boy Missing Article”

The Great Tihany was one of the most successful showmen in all of South America. But how did he get there? Take a peek behind the curtain of the Great Tihany to learn the exciting and often dark history behind the man who used his power of illusion to survive the Holocaust. 
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For more information about this episode, please see the sources below.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZJAJpuZ9dc">It Happened at the Fantastic Circo Tihany</a>
<a href="https://www.census.gov/history/pdf/reperes112018.pdf">Population and casualty data from WWI - Census.gov</a>
<a href="https://adt.arcanum.com/en/collection/HonvedsegiKozlony/">Ludovic’s Records</a> - Rendeleti Közlöny a Magyar Királyi Honvédség számára - Személyes Ügyek, 1917 (44. évfolyam, 86-172. szám)1917-12-08 / 162. szám "Czeiszler Lajostartalékos hadnagynak" (Czeiszler, Lajos, reserve lieutenant)
<a href="https://adatbazisokonline.mnl.gov.hu/adatbazis/gyulai-zsido-temeto-adatbazisa/adatlap/2706C635250C4C0B5A5AD6F247538902?search=lajos&amp;term=eyJxIjoibGFqb3MiLCJmcSI6eyJkYl9pZCI6eyI2ODU1NDU2ZTJmZTQ2YTlkNDlkM2QzYWY0ZjU3NDQzZCI6IjMzNiJ9fSwic29ydCI6InNjb3JlIiwiYXEiOiIiLCJhcVR5cGUiOiIifQ==&amp;curr=2">Ludovic/Lajos Czeisler’s grave in Gyula Jewish Cemetery</a>
<a href="https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2573753/jewish-cemetery-of-gyula">Gyula Jewish Cemetery - Photograph</a>
<a href="https://iupress.org/9780253047380/jewish-forced-labor-in-romania-19401944/">Dallas Michelbacher’s Jewish Forced Labor in Romania, 1940–1944</a>
<a href="https://mail-attachment.googleusercontent.com/attachment/u/1/?ui=2&amp;ik=dd7b43ce03&amp;attid=0.1&amp;permmsgid=msg-f:1764979388579003633&amp;th=187e776714233cf1&amp;view=att&amp;disp=inline&amp;realattid=f_lh9azdzi0&amp;saddbat=ANGjdJ-JBaSH4qnrDS-2CAHelM1aDzyxBO5svSbuzxVSwDS9oCsKjgGcqzDSeRoaDCEmXwP2CJ73BybbEn8-jQRiuB9U68BZxPljV2kM09MC-RMG6gKIrZRgnFVz7Dp4prY1-4J3cQuur5GshnKtPC3_4hqQSII-f9ZmFwTC-xbo60vtYwa6OeLAT002TDF8TdxzOP7nDuICljUfwb0TRZLmZxOKEpb-r7kh8VQUVtCHDniMlGKrl6zYY3zTa7d89E4XxlnimmBZNH90Uwn7BlmAP6XhI2jeByZkNOvi_XoLr65GqC3T0VHHW0GG3J5M5w2H3DqzvI6kwGlqYGVpm5Im8t8HdAfcbC3F56hA3egKVkCWVciFAZR8yeInlO21ix6fIFBRCJ_-ngCx0pM5n-fM_LtWsqgOWnggQteG4vH1c5M3h9yX-JewS4FLXZ2YL-OCPCd-sRml1-rcRNu99q1NwTRhwa0WYRSE-IjBxD8y3LYq--wKNcQmmIdgiHgGLJ4RCZVztPNi_uJduNgxC7FbEf_fhLpgCcdg-Gfe6JBeKQcHOoIW_RSQcPeVhuO-ilNFHA8mfGst4SUNUQZXRxACOcDbOUm__XzNapr0_uOITXbBis1HxbgEQlKkHC9HKl8U0o53SvgRZenxiFaJr-1maP-j6WLsi1YY7tYv7OXlqcWCgpXG_qCs4jia9dVr3uhngIqrTyT2eWHaQ8xCwxIEMxhOt9EHbXjEe20Q6E8qB_TCoVgPdkc3XY-1tg51kbLiRlQ_OSym07ya41S60TeEGhFzaB5_7mz9cZ7jx2Rz0O3sMwdQ7vwSL17OKei3ekNQ-61bN-PtXAYbxBY6WTiqXFuXLfDcmWcvUbMsc1jCR7_AiT3F8zGTiIHxE8XFNoYDEgnND59pd-1nSJsCbO-beqRBLhAbM1-xla-bNmBrwyNPJbaQEFygpBfPWyL-7T3AW2DACARxjrVCTWA_CDM8lbqteJKFsW413x0_1HcyME9SdSV19Y0IdPmQKQx-6MA3ZcYlq-a4A2IJeTcFdYFWOruoMx19Q4N-Gatp-MR74dEbSQ3sPnOVkkK4hNE">“Boy Missing Article”</a>

The captivating true story about a man who used his illusions to survive and escape Nazi occupied Europe only to become one of the Greatest Showmen the world had ever seen.

The captivating true story about a man who used his illusions to survive and escape Nazi occupied Europe only to become one of the Greatest Showmen the world had ever seen.

Tihany's Illusion: The Search for Franz Czeisler

Tihany's Illusion: The Search for Franz Czeisler.



Produced by: Joey Gurwin at Oranjudio.

Written By: Sarah Hume and Joey Gurwin

Presented By:Sarah Hume 

Special thanks: Wessler Media.

Tihany's Illusion: The Search for Franz Czeisler.
 
Produced by: <a href="https://www.oranjudio.com/">Joey Gurwin at Oranjudio.</a>
Written By: Sarah Hume and Joey Gurwin
Presented By:Sarah Hume 
Special thanks: <a href="https://www.wesslermedia.com/">Wessler Media.</a>

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