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Nadav Ephraim
Lőwinger Ferenc
Born in Budapest on 14.7.1923
Member of “Hashomer Hatzair”
Efraim was an only child. In 1939 he joined “Maccabi Hatzair” but a year
later he became a member of “Hashomer Hatzair” with a group of friends.
In 1941, after graduating from high school, he learned construction
locksmith’s work. After completing his studies he worked as a
professional locksmith. In December 1943 Ephraim was enlisted in the
movement’s activities.
On 19.3.1944, the day the Germans invaded Hungary, he was staying in
Budapest on sick leave. Following the instructions from the movement he
went underground equipped with forged documents. He was sent on
missions to the country towns of Debrecen, Nyirbátor, Nyíregyháza,
Kisvárda, Miskolc and some others in order to deliver Aryan documents
and money to the local Jews, give them instructions on how to escape
and information on what was happening.
At the beginning of June 1944, following instructions from Moshe Alpan,
Efraim crossed the border into Romania near the town of Nagyvárad
(Oradea). He arrived in Eretz Israel (Palestine) with his wife Tzipora on
4.11.1944. He joined Kibbutz Negba and was one of the founders of
Kibbutz Yehiam.
In 1959 he left the kibbutz, worked for the Ministry of Agriculture and later
worked independently. He lives in Tel-Aviv. Efraim was among the active
members of the Society for Research of the History of the Zionist Youth
Movements in Hungary.
Nadav Tzipora
Streger Edit
Born in Debrecen on 1.2.1925
Member of “Hashomer Hatzair”
Tzipora joined the movement at the age of ten. She learned sewing. In
1943 she moved to Budapest, earned a living and became a member of a
group of adults and among them Efra, her future husband. After the
Germans occupied Hungary on 19.3.1944, she equipped herself with
Aryan documents and, following instructions from the movement, went
underground. She rented an apartment with Ephra passing for fugitives
from country towns fearing the approach of the Red Army. Tzipora went
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