Brothers For Resistance And Rescue By David Gur

Bem LiliBorn in SzegedExecuted in 1941Member of “Hashomer Hatzair”Lili was a member of a “Hashomer Hatzair” ken in Újvidék (Novi Sad). Atthe onset of the Hungarian invasion of the area she took part in theorganization of activities against Hungarian occupation and in sabotagegroups. On 20.9.1941 Lili was caught by the Hungarian gendarmeriewhile carrying a weapon, judged in a military court and publicly hanged inÚjvidék.Ben-David MordehaiHorovitz TiborBorn in 1923Died in 1995 in IsraelMember of “Hanoar Hatzioni”In 1944 Mordehai was enlisted in a forced labor unit. In October 1944,after the Arrow Cross Party formed the government, he deserted, arrivedin the “Glass House” on Vadász Street and joined the “Hanoar Hatzioni”movement. Within the framework of his activity in the underground,holding forged documents in the name of Gyüre Miklós, he carried food tothe Protected Houses, to two bunkers and to the hungry ghetto ofBudapest. He was arrested several times but with his documents as aworker for the International Red Cross he managed to escape andresume his activities.Mordehai made aliya, served in the IDF and was demobilized with therank of colonel. He wrote an autobiography “Parsot Susim” (HorseHooves).Ben-David YehudaElfer OszkárBorn in Kassa (Košice) on 7.10.1926Member of “Hashomer Hatzair”Yehuda was brought up in an orthodox Jewish family. On 16.4.1944 hefled to Budapest carrying authentic Christian documents bought from afriend in his hometown. Yehuda intended to leave Hungary on the train ofthe Relief and Rescue Committee but at the Jewish CenterBrothers for Resistance and Rescue 54