On 19.3.1944, with the German occupation of Hungary, Yaakov received his mobilization orders for a forced labor unit. He enlisted and was sent to Budapest. He made contact with the leadership of the movement and arrived at the \u201cGlass House\u201d. Since he knew Hebrew, Yaakov taught the language, songs and Zionism to the children who found shelter in children\u2019s houses in the\u00a0 responsibility of his movement. Friends who ran away from forced labor camps found refuge with Yaakov\u2019s help.
\nOn October 15th, 1944, when the Arrow Cross Party took over the government in Hungary, Yaakov was caught by gendarmes but managed to escape. He joined the educational staff of the children\u2019s house on 90, Dob Street under the auspices of the International Red Cross and in the responsibility of his movement. After the liberation of Budapest in January 1945, Ya’akov was caught by Russian guards and sent as a prisoner to Archangelsk on the North Sea coast. He was set free in June 1946 and returned to Budapest. From there Yaakov traveled to Germany to assist in the management of a children\u2019s house.
\nYaakov made aliya in 1948 with a group of children within the framework of the \u201cEhad BeMay garin\u201d and arrived in Kibbutz Ga\u2019aton. He resided in Rehovot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2644,"template":"","Underground Members_cat":[59],"class_list":["post-3650","undergroundmembers","type-undergroundmembers","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","UndergroundMembers_cat-h"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n