Brothers for Resistance and Rescue 1 - CENDO

Schlesinger Yaffe Gabriel
Born in 1896
Died in 1979 in Israel
Member of "Mizrahi"
In 1919 Yaffe founded the “Young Mizrahi” in Hungary and from 1920 to
1922 he was its chairman. In 1943 he was vice-chairman of the Keren
Kayemet LeIsrael. He held the position of finance comptroller for the
Relief and Rescue Committee and was a member of the Eretz-Israel
Committee (Pal-Amt) that helped Jewish refugees arriving in Hungary.
Yaffe left Hungary in June 1944 on the train of the Relief and Rescue
Committee and made aliya in 1945 with his wife, Ziszl, and their daughter
Tova. In 1952 Yaffe was the chief secretary of the rabbinical tribunal in
Tel-Aviv/Jaffa.
Schlesinger Ziszl
Herskovits Eugénia
Born in 1896
Died in 1975 in Israel
Member of "Mizrahi"
Ziszl took part in her husband’s, Schlesinger Yaffe Gabriel, activities. She
was active with the "Mizrahi" women. She left Hungary in June 1944 on
the train of the Relief and Rescue Committee and made aliya.
Schönwald Benjamin Haim
Born in Sátoraljaújhely on 15.10.1922
Member of “Hashomer Hatzair”
Benjamin’s family was religious. In 1943 he was enlisted in a forced labor
unit. He escaped and hid at his older bother’s house in the village of
Nagymuzsaj (Muzsijeve) in the Carpatho-Ruthenia region Mountains. In
April 1944 Benjamin was discovered by Hungarian gendarmes, arrested
but, eventually, managed to escape and arrive to Budapest by train.
After meeting Rafi Benshalom and Efra Agmon, who were members of
“Hashomer Hatzair”, Benjamin joined the members of the movement
staying at the “Glass House” on 29, Vadász Street and soon integrated
the underground activities. He walked the streets of the city wearing an
Arrow Cross armband and took Jews out of places where they were at
risk to the “Glass House”. After the liberation (18.1.1945) Benjamin
obtained food for Jewish orphans. He made aliya. Benjamin resides in
Nataniya.
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