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Legacy of Rescue: A Daughters Tribute by Marta Fuchs

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Tokaj, Hungary (pop 5,000)

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Our house today Built when my Dads father got married, mid 1890s Dad and Henry both born there Marta and Henry early 1950s With mom in our backyard (plum trees, corn, potatoes, berries)

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My father, Miksa Fuchs (1911- 2000) before the war, 1931

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My fathers first forced labor battalion, 1940 Hungarian Jewish men of military age drafted into labor battalions attached to the Hungarian army to fulfill required military duty anti-Jews laws prevented them from serving in regular army

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Zoltn Kubinyi (1901- 1946) Became my fathers Commanding Officer in 1944 after predecessor had accident going to headquarters seeking permission for decimation Seventh Day Adventist, kind, respectful, Conscientious Objector, no gun in his holster Rescued 100 Jewish men by defying Nazi/Hungarian orders, refusing to march the battalion from Russia to concentration camp in Germany Instead marched them toward Hungary, arranging hiding in farmhouses along the way

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Ending of Dads February 1988 testimony to Yad Vashem requesting Righteous Among the Nations recognition for Kubinyi: Zoltn Kubinyi was a true human being in the deepest sense of the word. During this catastrophic event, when civilized, intelligent people were blinded with irrational hatred, and innocent people, mothers with babies in their arms were slaughtered, HE WAS A MAN. Risking his own life, he stood up for and defended the innocent, persecuted people. The memory of Zoltn Kubinyi deserves the highest honor that a person could possibly deserve for his altruistic, heroic, and self- sacrificing activities. (my translation of Dads letter in Hungarian)

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Mrton Kubinyi (1944 -) 6 months old when his father went off to war His mother refused to believe word of his fathers death in Siberia and prayed til the end of her days for his return Mrton had to drop out of school at age 14 to work in order to support them

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Son, Mrton Kubinyi (right) -- Budapest 1994 receiving Yad Vashem commendation on behalf of his father

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Tokaj Synagogue Holocaust Commemoration in 1994 (restored Synagogue is now part of Cultural Center, concerts held there)

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Tokaj, view from Synagogue window

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Zoltn Kubinyi and his wife (received photo from son when met him in 1994, Holocaust Commemoration, Tokaj)

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Visiting Mrton Kubinyi and his family -- Komjti, Hungary, June 2011

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Mom today age 94 Mom and Dad, 1996 (married 50 years then) Dad under his lemon tree with Torah and flower crown for Shavuot (Moms family tradition to make)

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