Braha Fuksz

Billitzer Etel

Born in Debrecen in 1916

Died on 9.9.2004 in Israel

Member of “Hanoar Hatzioni”

Braha graduated from Jewish high school in Debrecen and started to study nursing. She continued these studies in Budapest and became a certified nurse. She worked in the operating room of the Jewish hospital in the capital. Braha was a member of the movement both in Debrecen and in Budapest. In May 1944 she worked as a servant in a villa near the bunker set up by her comrades in the hilly part of Budapest. Food for the Szepløshegy bunker was stored in her room. Braha was a member of the movement’s leadership. From June she operated in Mérleg Street, obtained authentic seals and prepared forged documents for the young Jews who wanted to escape from forced labor units. In October she joined Department A of the International Red Cross on József Boulevard which was managed by her brother, Adonyahu-Dezsø Bilitzer. Braha supplied documents and money to the deserters from forced labor units.
Braha made aliya in 1946 with her husband Shlomo Fuksz. She joined Kibbutz Kfar Glücksohn, moved to Pardes Hanna and later to Be’ersheva.