Monsignor Varga. at the time a parish priest in the small Hungarian town of Balatonboglar and a Member of Parliament. opened his parish house and concentrated his energies upon helping the unfortunate victims of nazism. To quote the story in Time magazine of February 8. 1960: In the dark. early days in World War II. the Hungarian village of Balatonboglar became a haven for hapless victims of the crushing Nazi advance50.000 Polish officers and civilians. fleeing the Nazis and the Soviets. and later some 2.000 French soldiers who escaped from Nazi Prison camps after the Battle of France. All found a firm. resourceful friend in the pastor of Balatonboglar. a Father Bela Varga. whose church of the Sacred Cross became the center of refugee relief. Others. especially imperiled Jews. got forged documents from Father Varga that enabled them to settle down in Hungary. After World War II. while democracy was still tolerated by the Soviets.