23/11/2025
A Register of Escaped Hungarian Jewish Labor Servicemen (1944)
Shared by Dr. Bence Erdős, CEO of EverGens Europe Ltd.
I recently came across this 1944 military register at an auction — a document listing 70 men recorded by the Royal Hungarian Army during the final months of World War II.
In the next four posts, I’ll be sharing the entries of those — nearly 60 men — identified as Jewish, along with the details the authorities kept about them while they were escaping forced labor.
As a genealogist who works with historical records every day, I’m always struck by how much even a simple list can reveal.
Behind every name is a family, a story, and a past that deserves to be remembered — and in many cases, rediscovered.
I’m sharing this here because these names should be visible again.
And there is always a chance that someone in this community may recognize a family connection or a surname that appears in their own research.
If you’re interested in these kinds of historical findings, or if you’re tracing your own family’s Hungarian past, then in addition to this wonderful group, you’re welcome to join the Hungarian Jewish Genealogy & Citizenship group as well — we share documents, help one another, and bring forgotten stories back to life together.
1. Salamon Müller, auxiliary labor serviceman, born in Beregkisfalud on July 29, 1908, Jewish, married, tailor’s assistant.
Description: 182 cm tall, hair black, clean-shaven with a mustache, brown eyes, regular nose, mouth, and chin, no distinctive marks. Languages: Hungarian, Czech, and “Jewish.” Belonged to the Royal Hungarian 108/22 Field Labor Service Company.
2. Ábrahám Huszbecher, auxiliary labor serviceman, born in Nagybánya, 31 years old, resident of Avasfelsőfalu, Jewish, married, merchant, mother: Eszter Gittli.
Description: unknown.
3. Dávid Einhorn, auxiliary labor serviceman, born in Felvisó on April 25, 1941, Jewish, single, tailor’s assistant.
Description: 165 cm tall, light brown hair, no mustache or beard, blue eyes, regular nose, mouth, and chin, round face, no distinctive marks. Speaks Hungarian and Romanian. Belonged to the Royal Hungarian 108/26 Field Labor Service Company.
4. Ármin Moskovics, auxiliary labor serviceman, born in Budapest on September 29, 1917, Jewish, single, laborer.
Description: 168 cm tall, brown hair, no mustache or beard, grey eyes, regular nose, mouth, and chin, elongated face. Speaks Hungarian.
5. Sámuel Steinberger, labor serviceman, born in Pápa on January 6, 1931, resident of the same town, Jewish, married, merchant.
Description: 165 cm tall, black hair, no mustache or beard, regular nose and mouth, black eyes, regular chin, round face, no distinctive marks. Speaks Hungarian.
6. Jakab M. Hershkovics, auxiliary labor serviceman, born in Orehovo on December 24, 1918, Jewish, single, tailor’s assistant.
Description: 164 cm tall, light brown hair, no mustache or beard, blue eyes, regular nose, mouth, and chin, round face, no distinctive marks. Speaks Hungarian and Ruthenian.
7. Márton Herskovics, auxiliary labor serviceman, born in Szeklence on October 21, 1914, resident of the same place, Jewish, married, baker’s assistant.
Description: 173 cm tall, brown hair, thin trimmed mustache, no beard, grey eyes, regular nose, mouth, and chin, elongated face, no distinctive marks. Speaks Hungarian.
8. Jenő Gelb, auxiliary labor serviceman, born in Beregkisalmás on September 27, 1918, Jewish, single, farm laborer.
Description: 169 cm tall, trimmed mustache, no beard, grey eyes, regular nose, mouth, and chin, round face, no distinctive marks. Speaks Hungarian.
9. Endre Frey, labor serviceman, born in Budapest on May 18, 1915, resident of the same city, Jewish, single, engineer.
Description: 166 cm tall, brown hair, trimmed mustache, no beard, regular nose, mouth, and chin, elongated face, distinctive mark: nearsighted, wears glasses. Speaks Hungarian, German, and French.
10. Joel Schwartz, auxiliary labor serviceman, born in Magyarkomját on March 30, 1914, resident of the same place, married, day laborer.
Description: 172 cm tall, black hair, no mustache or beard, brown eyes, regular nose, mouth, and chin, elongated face, no distinctive marks. Speaks Hungarian and Ruthenian.
Source of the document: axioart.com
Source of the photograph: Fortepan
