Brothers For Resistance And Rescue By David Gur

Weiss Yehoshua has written an autobiography: Életem 1922 – 2006Nagymegyertől Givatayimig. ( My Life 1922-2006 from Nagymegyer toGivatayim )( Hungarian ) Published by the author in Israel in 2007. TheEnglish translation of the book publicized on the website:http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org./Nagymegyer/FromNagymegyerToGivatayim/contents.htmlThe Hebrew version of the autobiography: Hahayim Sheli. HisardutUthiya. (My Life. From Nagymegyer to Givatayim. Survival and Revival)will be published shortly.Weisz Yehuda'Apus' Weisz Ernő Bornin Sopron in 1917Died on 1.1.1982Member of “Hashomer Hatzair”In 1942 Yehuda arrived in Budapest, joined the activities of themovement and was engaged in preparing for the dangers Jews would befacing.After the German invasion of Hungary on 19.3.1944, Yehuda engaged inunderground activities within the framework of the movement. He leftHungary as a member of the “Hashomer Hatzair” group in the summer of1944 on the train of the Relief and Rescue Committee.After the liberation Yehuda returned to Czechoslovakia in order torehabilitate the movement. He was elected president of the ZionistOrganization in Czechoslovakia and represented it at the ZionistCongress in Basel in 1946.In 1949 Yehuda made aliya and joined Kibbutz Ha’ogen. He worked injournalism.In 1960 he settled down in New York, completed his studies and wasappointed Professor of Judaica.He died of a heart attack.Brothers for Resistance and Rescue 252