Thursday, July 11, 2013

Laszlo Ocskay aka the Hungarian Schindler


Laszlo Ocskay was a Hungarian army officer who saved thousands of Jewish life from the Nazi death during WWII. He was the commander of Jewish labor battalion and officially collecting and making uniforms for the SS. He saved the life of approx 2500 people. Many of them were children. After the war finished, Ocskay immigrated to the US with his family and died nearly forgotten in 1997, New York. He's monument was erected in the City Park of Budapest. A few years ago the State of Israel honored him.

Abonyi street Jewish school where Ocskay ran the Labour Service Company