Brothers For Resistance And Rescue By David Gur

them to escape. When it was found out that his unit was being transferredto a location far from Budapest, Gabi ran away from the forced laborcamp. He crossed the border into Romania within the framework of thetiyul.Gabi made aliya in August 1944. He stayed at the hahshara in Kfar Szoldand in Kvutzat Kinneret. In 1947 he was among the settlers of Ein Zeitim.Gabi fought in the War of Independence and in 1952 settled down inMoshav Ben Ami.Fraenkel JoelBorn in Budapest in 1925Fell in the War of Independence in the battle for the Latrunpolice stationMember of “Dror Habonim”Joel was a member of the movement in Újpest from the 1940’s. Helearned tanning and stayed at a “Dror Habonim” hahshara. He gaveassistance to refugees, members of the movement, who arrived inBudapest. After the Germans invaded Hungary, Joel was enlisted in aforced labor unit and sent to occupied Yugoslavia. After the liberation hemade aliya, joined a garin and took part in the establishment of Ein Zetim.During the War of Independence Joel fought in the Ramat-Yohanan andHaifa battles. He fell in the battle for the Latrun police station. He isburied in the Har HaMenuhot cemetery in Jerusalem.Fraenkel Lili ‘Ahuva’Born in Brassó (Brašov) in 1906Died in 1958 in IsraelMember of "Mizrahi"Lili was one of the prominent women activists of "Mizrahi". In 1930 shemarried Avraham Shmuel Benjamin Fraenkel. During the Holocaust sheassisted refugees from Poland and Slovakia. Lili was arrested by theGestapo with her husband and their eldest son. In prison she shared acell with Hanna Szenes. After the liberation she continued with her Zionistactivities. She made aliya.Brothers for Resistance and Rescue 94