A Sun and a Shield

"IN THE EARLY 1920s, Dej was one of the largest centers of Hungarian Chassidus, and the Paneth name was well-known among Hungarian Jewry. But by 1939, young Brandele Paneth had already witnessed what was in store for her Hungarian brethren and the rest of European Jewry. While visiting relatives in Poland, she became entrapped in the Nazi net that would soon be cast all across the continent, and upon her return, she repeatedly urged others to leave while they were still able. Ultimately, however, their destiny was not in her hands.