Bela Varga had been a relentless fighter against totalitarianism of any color. His wartime record is that of a courageous fighter for the human rights of those persecuted by the Nazis. be they Hungarian Jews. Polish refugees. or escaped French POWs. For his services. President DeGaulle conferred upon him the cross of the Legion of Honor after World War II. He helped Hungarian Jews to escape deportation and arrest in 194445. and it can be said that he had upheld the most valiant and valuable assets of his priestly profession in politics and through humanitarian acts. His steadfast opposition to Nazism did not diminish his dedication to democratic principles and his opposition to atheistic communism. He resolutely rejected the Communist offer. backed by the Allied Commandatura in Budapest. for an electoral alliance with the Communist Party in the Budapest municipal election. which was to be the test run for the national election 1 month later.
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