Brothers For Resistance And Rescue By David Gur

front. He was arrested in his apartment by two armed Arrow Cross men,led in the direction of the district headquarters on Teréz Boulevard,escaped from imprisonment, was shot in his ankle but still managed torun away. He was active in the building of the International Red Cross on4, Mérleg Street and mainly dealt with the forging of documents. InOctober 1944 Andrew’s father was enlisted in a forced labor unit, made tomarch to the Mauthausen extermination camp but succeeded insurviving. At the end of November he saved a young girl by the name ofJaeger Piroska and hid her in his apartment. Andrew’s mother managedto escape from the Death March and she hid thanks to forged documentsshe received from her son. After the war Andrew arrived in Germany,worked as a journalist for the Útunk (Our Way) newspaper in Hungarianand studied chemical engineering in Munich for two and a half years. In1949 Andrew emigrated to the US and his parents also followed himthere. He is an independent real-estate agent. He received the GoldenCross from the Hungarian Government.Szabó IsraelSzabó Jisráel “Rebe”Born in Bustyaháza (Bustina) on 6.2.1918Died in 2003 in IsraelMember of “Maccabi Hatzair”Israel was one of the prominent figures in his movement. He was aspiritual leader and an underground activist. In 1944 Israel was sent toRomania where he dealt with the absorption of the fugitives fromHungary, gave them accommodation and helped them move forward ontheir way to Eretz Israel (Palestine). After the liberation Israel returned toHungary. He made aliya and joined Kibbutz Kfar Hamaccabi. Later helived in Haifa.Prof. Szamosi Ya’akovSzamosi GézaBorn in Budapest on 23.3.1922Member of “Hanoar Hatzioni”Ya’akov was a member of the movement from 1938 to 1946. He was thehead of a group, member of the ken leadership and of the nationalcommittee. Ya’akov was sent by his movement on trips to distributeBrothers for Resistance and Rescue 233