| LC control no. | no2002069474 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Born, Friedrich, 1903-1963 |
| Variant(s) | Born, Friedrich, -1963 Born, Friedrich, d. 1963 Born, Fridrikh, 1903-1963 |
| Associated country | Switzerland |
| Associated place | Pannonhalma (Hungary) |
| Located | Hungary |
| Birth date | 1903 |
| Death date | 1963 |
| Field of activity | World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Hungary International relief Humanitarian assistance |
| Affiliation | Pannonhalma (Benedictine monastery) International Committee of the Red Cross. Hungary |
| Found in | Friedrich Born, 1988: t.p. (Friedrich Born) added t.p. (Fridrikh Born [in Heb.]) p. 17, etc. (official of the ICRC in Budapest, Hungary in 1944; d. 1963) Szita, Szabolcs. Értékmentés és életmentés, 2006: page 3, etc. (1903-1963; Budapest delegate of the ICRC. 1944-45; as a result of his negotiations, on October 13, 1944 the Benedictine Abbey at Pannonhalma became neutral territory and also a shelter for children. The orphanage of Csobánka was transferred there, and more and more mothers and children in need of protection were given a home there. He appointed Eduard Benedek Brunschweiler to manage the shelter.) Yad Vashem website, viewed November 2, 2017 The Righteous among the nations (Born, Friedrich (1903-1963). Friedrich Born, a Swiss citizen working for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Budapest, began taking personal initiatives to save Jewish lives in occupied Hungary in 1944. He is especially noted for saving 6,000 Jewish children placed in homes under the protection of the International Red Cross. Born helped rescue thousands of Jews from death camps and supplied children's homes and the people in the ghetto with food, medicine and fuel. Hospitals, public kitchens, homes for the aged and handicapped, as well as many other public institutions were identified by big signs on which was written: "under the protection of the International Committee of the Red Cross." Born was responsible for that, together with his associates. He also negotiated with the authorities on behalf of the Jews and thanks to his efforts, protective letters issued by the Vatican and foreign Legations were recognized, as were the extraterritorial status of institutions and buildings protected by the International Red Cross. On January 4, 1987, Yad Vashem recognized Friedrich Born as Righteous Among the Nations.) <http://db.yadvashem.org/righteous/family.html?language=en&itemId=4014051> |
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