Brothers for Resistance and Rescue 1 - CENDO

In May 1944 Yeshayahu enlisted in a forced labor unit and took
advantage of his holiday passes to distribute forged documents. A few
days after the 15th of October 1944 he ran away from his unit and hid as
a Hungarian soldier. At the end of October, following Dr. Bilitzer’s
suggestion, Yeshayahu founded a children’s house under the protection
of the International Red Cross on 65, Budakeszi Road where 220
children and about 70 adults found refuge. This children’s house, located
in Buda, the hilly part of the capital, was liberated on December 25, 1944
by the Red Army. On that day Yeshayahu was already in the “Glass
House” on 29, Vadász Street. He moved to the house next door, where
the Hungarian Football Association used to have their office, and was
made in charge of one of the resistance groups. He was wounded by a
bullet and taken to an Aryan hospital.
After the liberation of Budapest (18.1.1945) Yeshayahu moved to Szeged
where he set up a city hahshara and a children’s house.
In 1945 he left Hungary within the framework of Aliya Bet (B’riha) as the
instructor in charge of 90 teenagers on their way to Eretz Israel
(Palestine). He made aliya and was a kibbutz member for five years. He
worked as a teacher, schoolmaster, inspector and researcher in
education, and editor of text books published by the Ministry of
Education. He resides in Tel Aviv..
Rosenfeld Leybush
Member of “Dror Habonim”
Rosenfeld Yitzhak ‘Izsu’
Born in Ungvár (Uzshorod) in 1922
Member of “Bnei Akiva”
In 1942 Yitzhak was enlisted in a forced labor unit but escaped and
joined the underground work in the “Glass House” on Vadász Street. He
mainly dealt with distributing Swiss Protection Documents (Schutzpass).
Yitzhak made aliya and reached the rank of senior officer in the Israeli
Police Force.
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