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order to avoid being arrested. On 30.6.1944 she left Hungary on the train
of the Relief and Rescue Committee. On 2.9.1945 Lea arrived in Eretz
Israel (Palestine). She was a member of the hahshara garin in Kibbutz
Negba and, from 1946 until 1960, a member of Kibbutz Yehiam. She is
married to Haim Tzur and resides in Givatayim.
Ungár Meir Béla, Dr.
Born in Nagytétény in 1899
Died in 1974 in Israel
Member of “Mizrahi”
Meir was the son of the chief orthodox rabbi. He was the founder of the
“Hahashmona’im” association and a member, secretary and chairman of
“Maccabea”. In addition Meir was the leader of “Hakoah”. He had a
doctorate in law and was a public figure and publicist. He filled various
positions in the Hungarian Zionist Association. After the Germans
invaded Hungary on 19.3.1944, Meir took part in the rescue of Jews. He
stayed at the “Glass House” and worked in the department that dealt with
the production of Protection Documents. After the liberation in 1945 Meir
held positions in the World Zionist Organization and in the Joint. He was
also a legal consultant for the Israeli Legacy in Budapest. He made aliya
in 1950. From 1957 to 1959 he served as the chairman of the “Hungarian
Immigrants’ Association” in Israel.
Vajda Simha
Vajda Zsigmond
Born in Budapest on 5.10.1908
Died on 2.2.2005 in Natanya
Member of “Dror Ha’oved”
Simha was the maintenance manager of the Jewish Hospital in Budapest
on 3, Szabolcs Street. After Austria was annexed by Germany, many
Jews who did not have Austrian citizenship were deported. Some of them
were put on a ship that sailed on the Danube River in the direction of the
international border of three countries. The refugees did not receive any
food or water. 300 refugees came off the ship and found refuge in a
hospital until the end of the war.
After the Germans invaded Slovakia many refugees were taken to the
hospital out of concern for their welfare. Simha Vajda was in charge of
their employment and financial maintenance. He helped the refugees in
all ways to enable them to survive the wartime years.
Simha Vajda made aliya. He worked for Solel Boneh. Later he lived in a
home for the elderly in Natanya.
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