At 100, David Gur fights for recognition of the Jewish underground in Hungary

David Gur, a 100-year-old Holocaust survivor and member of the Zionist youth movements' underground in Hungary, recounts rescue operations during the war. He ran a document forgery workshop that saved thousands of Jews, but in Israel he faced coldness because the underground did not fight. Today he fights for recognition of this unique legacy of heroism.

David Gur, a 100-year-old Holocaust survivor and member of the Zionist youth movements' underground in Hungary, tells in an interview with 'Davar' about rescue operations during the war. Gur ran a document forgery workshop that produced 12,000 Swiss protective letters, 5,400 exemption certificates from conscription, and thousands of other documents. The underground saved tens of thousands of Jews, but chose the path of rescue rather than armed revolt due to local conditions and community opposition. After immigrating to Israel in 1949, Gur encountered coldness from the establishment, which asked, 'Why didn't you fight?' Today he heads the Association for Research of Youth Movements in Hungary and fights for recognition of this unique legacy of heroism. The interview focuses on the war period, fateful choices, torture in prison, and the scar left by the Israeli establishment.