000575
type: Person
date: 1911 - 1987
has birth date: 1911
has death date: 1987
has or had agent name: Berend Béla 1911 - 1987
has or had agent name: Berend Béla
history: Berend, Béla (1911-1987) Chief Rabbi of Szigetvár and member of the Second, Third and Fourth Jewish Council. He was suspected of being an informant for the government. In 1946 he was sentenced to ten years in prison for collaborating with the Hungarian authorities during the Holocaust. In 1947 he was acquitted on appeal. In 1948, Berend immigrated to the United States where he changed his name to Albert B. Belton.
is or was subject of: hu-002737-hu hja xx-a-1
is or was subject of: hu-002737-hu hja xx-a-3
name: Béla Berend