Moshe Shapira

Shapira Moshe

Shapira Mór

Born in Nyirmegyes in 1920

Died in February 2004 in Israel

Member of “Hashomer Hatzair”

Moshe studied at a yeshiva. He joined the movement at an early age. In 1943 he was imprisoned with other comrades in the Garany detention camp because they had helped refugees from Slovakia, members of the movement, transferred them and absorbed them. Moshe escaped, in 1944 joined the underground of his movement, was caught and deported to Auschwitz. In May 1945 he returned to Hungary and resumed his activities in the movement. In October 1945 Moshe made aliya with the Ehad BeMay garin. Moshe was among the settlers of Kibbutz Yassur.