Brothers For Resistance And Rescue By David Gur

GLOSSARYAliya Bet: A term denoting illegal emigration movement to Eretz Israel (Palestine) during the Britishmandate, which allowed immigration within a certain quota only (see: Certificate)Aliya: Hebrew for ascent; a term commonly used to denote the emigration of Jews to Palestine(Israel).Aliyat Hanoar: "Youth Aliya" – a special project of the Zionist movement for organizedimmigration of Jewish youth to Eretz Israel (Palestine) and Israel, and their education inthe spirit of fulfillment of the Zionist idea.Arrow Cross Party: The Hungarian Nazi Party headed by Ferenc Szálasi, who came to powerin Hungary in October 1944.B’riha: Hebrew for flight, an organized operation to rescue Jewish survivors of the Holocaust fromvarious countries in Europe, on their way to Eretz Israel.Certificate: A formal document, which permits the entry of Jews into Eretz Israel (Palestine) duringthe British mandate, issued by the British administration in Palestine.Department A: A section within the International Red Cross in Hungary active in rescue andprotection of Jewish children in Budapest.Eretz Israel: In Hebrew The Land of Israel, synonymous to Palestine prior to the establishmentof the State of Israel.Forced Labor Service: Legally established companies in Hungary. Mainly Jews served inthese companies in lieu of compulsory military service.Glass House: A house on Vadász Street 29 in Budapest, owing its name to the unusualcombination of its glass windows, roof and door. Artur Weiss, the owner, put the house atthe disposal of the Swiss consulate. In October 1944 it became a shelter for Jewsprotected by the Swiss consulate in Budapest.Hagana: The Jewish underground army from which the Israeli army was evolved after theestablishment of the State of Israel.Brothers for Resistance and Rescue 262