Brothers For Resistance And Rescue By David Gur

hurt in her neck by a sharp block of ice and was bleeding heavily. As shewas walking to find a refuge, she was caught again by a soldiers’ patrolthat took pity on her, hid her and helped her escape to the branch of theSwiss consulate on Perczel Mór Street where she stayed until theliberation.Vera made aliya. She passed away in 1998.Weisz YaakovWeisz ImreBorn in Érsekújvár (Nové Zámky) on 15.7.1924Executed by the British in 1947 in IsraelMember of “Beitar”Yaakov joined the “Beitar” movement during his studies in Munkács. In1944 he moved to Budapest and was a prominent activist of hismovement in the underground. He saved Jews from the gathering placesfor deportation by giving them forged documents. Under his influence andwith his help, a group of comrades from the movement arrived inBudapest and joined the underground activities of “Beitar”. Yaakov leftHungary in June 1944 on the train of the Relief and Rescue Committee.He made aliya in 1945 and took part in the armed operations against theBritish mandate in Palestine. He was caught and sentenced to death. Herefused to sign an appeal for pardon and was executed in July 1947.Weisz YehoshuaWeisz HerrmannBorn in Nagymegyer (Vel’ký Meder) on 3.4.1922Member of “Hashomer Hatzair”Yehoshua came from an orthodox family. He arrived in Budapest in 1941,and operated within the framework of the underground as a member ofthe staff at the hostel for adolescents on Zöldmáli Street. From October1943 to October 1944 he was enlisted in a forced labor unit. Yehoshuasucceeded in escaping and reaching the “Glass House” on Vadász Streetin Budapest. Later he was active on Wekerle Street. He prepared lists ofpeople entitled to stay in Protected Houses. After the liberation ofBudapest he engaged in rescuing children at Teleki Pál Street, andworked as an educator in the Polish orphanage on Szentkirály Street, aswell as on Hungaria Boulevard.He took part in founding a hahshara onIlosvai Street and Kibbutz Ehad Bemai. In 1945 Yehoshua made aliya bya legal certificate. He was a member of a group in Kibbutz Ruhama. In1946 he was among the founders of Kibbutz "Hasela" in Kiriat Haim, andin 1947 of Kibbutz Yehiam. He resides in Givatayim.Brothers for Resistance and Rescue 251