Brothers for Resistance and Rescue 1 - CENDO

Weisz Shmuel 'Koli'
Weisz Sándor
Born in Kassa (Košice) in 1926
Member of “Beitar”
Shmuel joined the movement at the age of ten. In 1941 he helped
refugees from Poland move to Budapest. In 1944, after the Germans
occupied his town and concentrated the Jews in the ghetto, Shmuel ran
away to Budapest under a fictitious identity. In the Hungarian capital he
became an underground activist and mainly forged and distributed
documents. At the beginning of June 1944 Shmuel was turned in to the
Gestapo by an informer, tortured and taken to the central military prison
in Budapest. From there he was sent to the Sárvár concentration camp
and then deported to Auschwitz. From Auschwitz he was transferred to
Buchenwald and from there to the Magdeburg camp where he did forced
labor for six months. He was returned to Buchenwald and later liberated
by the American army.
He spent two months in hospital and, after he recovered, he went to
Karlovy Vary to complete his studies. In 1946 he got on his way to Eretz
Israel (Palestine) in the framework of Aliya Bet.
He stayed in Belgium for about nine months and in Cyprus for about a
year. Shmuel worked for the IDF as a civilian for eight years. He opened
an independent technical office and was a partner in many defense
projects. He resides in Herzliya.
Weisz Vera
Weisz-Lefkovics Vera
Born in Budapest in 1927
Died in 1998 in Israel
Member of “Maccabi Hatzair”
Vera was engaged in the forgery of documents. She operated on Perczel
Mór and Mérleg Streets. On Perczel Mór Street Vera was responsible for
130 children and ten mothers who were hiding there. The escapees from
detention places also found refuge in those locations.
Vera had contacts with Jews who were hiding on Kolombusz Street, was
caught and taken to the Arrow Cross headquarters on 19, Teréz
Boulevard. From there, Vera was taken with a group of Jews to the banks
of the Danube for execution. Before they could shoot her, she jumped
into the freezing waters of the river, managed to remain underwater and
to get out near one of the bridges. While swimming in the river she was
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