Brothers For Resistance And Rescue By David Gur

within the framework of the tiyul. On 15.8.1944 she arrived in Eretz Israel(Palestine). She was a member of Kibbutz Metzuba and worked as abiology, chemistry and agriculture teacher.Kom MilanBorn in Újvidék (Novi Sad) in 1923Died in 1941Member of “Hashomer Hatzair”Milan was a member of the local ken. He took part in the organization ofa resistance movement in the area of Baki Petrovac (Petrøc). After hewas caught by Hungarian gendarmes, he killed one of them andwounded another. Then he shot himself.Komoly Ottó Nathan Ze’evBorn in Budapest on 26.3.1882Murdered in January 1945Member of “Hatzionim Haclali’im”Komoly was one of the most prominent figures of Hungarian Jewry duringthe Holocaust. In his adolescence he was active in the “Ivriya” movementand later in the Student Union “Maccabea”.He studied engineering and was a railway engineer. In WW I he served inthe Hungarian army as a lieutenant and was given decorations forexcellence. Later he was upgraded to the rank of captain.Komoly translated Herzl’s book “Altneuland” from German and called it“Ősi föld új hon”. He wrote the following books: “The Future of the JewishPeople” (1919), “How Shall We Build My House?” (1933) and “A ZionistWorld View” (Cionista életszemlélet).In 1940 Komoly was elected president of the Hungarian ZionistAssociation in Hungary and was the leader of the Relief and RescueCommittee. He supported Kasztner who made contact with the Germansin order to save Jews. Komoly also supported the underground activitiesof the Zionist youth movements. He had contacts with the Hungarianliberal circles, the Spanish and Swiss consulates, the Pope’srepresentative and the Protestant clergy. He was in touch with theyounger son of Horthy, the Hungarian ruler.After the Germans invaded Hungary on 19.3.1944, Komoly worked withall his heart and strength in the rescue of Jews. He was active in settingup children’s houses for Jewish children most of whom were orphans.Komoly was appointed to a high position in the International Red CrossBrothers for Resistance and Rescue 154