Ya\u2019akov came from a religious Jewish family. His parents had five children and were business people. Ya\u2019akov joined the movement when he was attending the high school. After graduating, he arrived in Budapest and started learning to be an electrician. Ya\u2019akov joined the \u201cSela\u201d Organization that consisted of adult members of \u201cHashomer Hatzair\u201d. The members of the organization lived in a \u201cHeim\u201d, rooms shared by a few members of the movement. In 1942 Ya\u2019akov assisted refugees arriving in Hungary from Slovakia. He gave them documents, food coupons and found shelters for them. In 1943 he was enlisted in a forced labor unit within the framework of the Hungarian army. After the German occupation of Hungary on 19.3.1944, Ya\u2019akov tried to escape with some comrades and with the help of members of the movement who gave him documents and money, but he failed. Only in October 1944 did he succeed in reaching Budapest and finding refuge in the \u201cGlass House\u201d. At the beginning of December Ya\u2019akov moved to Pestszentl\u00f8rinc, where he lived in a suburb with a family of workers and made contact with the cells of Communists from the Dem\u00e9ny Group. Later he worked within the framework of the Megyeri Group, led by J\u00f3ska Mayer (Meir), which operated in the 10th district of the capital, K\u00f8b\u00e1nya. He was also active in the Kispest area. Carrying a gun, he transferred propaganda materials and weapons. After the liberation of Budapest in January 1945, Ya\u2019akov was among the founders of the \u201cEhad BeMay\u201d garin. In 1946 he took part in the B\u2019riha organization. On 29.11.1947, the day the UN announced the establishment of a Jewish state, Ya\u2019akov arrived in Eretz Israel (Palestine) thanks to a certificate. Ya\u2019akov was a member of Kibbutz Ein Dor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2705,"template":"","Underground Members_cat":[63],"class_list":["post-3838","undergroundmembers","type-undergroundmembers","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","UndergroundMembers_cat-m"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n