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100 1  Komoly, T. J., |d1936- |eauthor.
245 10 Orphans of the Holocaust : |bOttó Komoly's diary, Budapest 1944 / |cThomas Komoly ; with contributions from Christopher Hale.
264  1 London : |bAustin Macauley publishers, |c2024.
264  4  |c©2024
300    205 pages : |billustrations ; 24 cm
336    text |btxt |2rdacontent
336    still image |bsti |2rdacontent
337    unmediated |bn |2rdamedia
338    volume |bnc |2rdacarrier
500    "Orphans of the Holocaust tells the remarkable true story of Ottó Komoly, a Hungarian-Jewish engineer and Zionist leader who helped save thousands of Jewish lives during the Holocaust. As head of the Budapest Aid and Rescue Committee, Komoly worked tirelessly to assist Polish and Slovakian Jews to escape and hide in Hungary. After German troops entered Hungary in March 1944, Komoly helped organize 'Department A' of the International Red Cross in Budapest. As its director, he oversaw the setting up of shelters and orphanages for some 5,500 Jewish children who lost their parents during the Nazi siege of Budapest and supported the ghetto and Jewish hospitals with food and medication. The book chronicles Komoly's lifesaving rescue campaign through his personal diary from 1944, providing a raw, firsthand perspective of his tireless efforts organizing and aiding Hungary's Jews despite the mortal danger he faced. Despite having the opportunity to escape, Komoly chose to remain in Budapest to carry out his life-saving work until his arrest and presumed death at the hands of Hungary's fascist Arrow Cross in January 1945. Orphans of the Holocaust sheds light on this selfless hero who risked everything for the sake of humanity"--Back cover.
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-201) and index.
600 10 Komoly, Ottó, |d1892-1945.
600 10 Komoly, Ottó, |d1892-1945 |vDiaries.
650  0 Jews |zHungary |zBudapest |vBiography.
650  0 Jews |zHungary |zBudapest |vDiaries.
650  0 World War, 1939-1945 |xJews |xRescue |zHungary.
650  0 Jewish leadership |zHungary |zBudapest.
650  0 Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |zHungary.
655  7 Diaries. |2lcgft
655  7 Biographies. |2lcgft
700 1  Hale, Chris |q(Christopher), |econtributor.
856 41  |3Electronic version(s) available |uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ushmm/detail.action?docID=7418268 |zHosted by ProQuest
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