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Miksa Fenyő
Miksa Fenyő, one of the most prominent public intellectuals in Hungary, was in hiding from the Gestapo and the Hungarian Fascist Arrow-Cross. Fenyő was one of the founders of Nyuga...view moreMiksa Fenyő, one of the most prominent public intellectuals in Hungary, was in hiding from the Gestapo and the Hungarian Fascist Arrow-Cross. Fenyő was one of the founders of Nyugat (Occident, 1908-1941) the most influential Hungarian literary publication of its age, where he served as a founding editor and critic. From March 19, 1944, the date of Hungary's occupation
by Germany, until January 19, 1945 when Pest was liberated, he went into hiding in the homes of friends after being targeted for arrest by the Gestapo and their Hungarian cohorts. In 1948 he left Hungary, first relocating to Rome, then Paris, eventually in 1953 he moved to New York City. His last years were spent in Vienna where he passed away in 1972.view less