Ivan Gluck

As the Nazi persecution intensified, all the Jewish residents were ordered to report to the local shul, bringing all their belongings and wearing the Yellow Star. In a brave act, Ivan's mother took her children, went out through a back gate, tore off their stars, and headed to the train station to escape to Budapest.

On the train, passengers needed tickets and identification cards.

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Wallenberg later arranged for them to stay with a “trusted family.”

The family that hid them included a German woman who would speak with the Germans and protect Ivan’s family, risking her life as a Righteous Gentile. During the later stages of the war, Ivan was forced to hide underground in safety shelters. They would sometimes remain in these shelters for months at a time, enduring extreme conditions.

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