Béla Vihar (23 May 1908 – 24 November 1978) was a Hungarian poet, journalist, writer and teacher. He is known for his book entitled "Yellow Book, Facts of the Wartime Sufferings of Hungarian Jewry" which was the first documentary book about The Holocaust in the world. His famous poem, "A Soldier walking in the snow" (Egy katona megy a hóban, translated by László Tehel) commemorates all the soldiers who lost their lives in war.
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23 May 1908 Hajdúnánás, Kingdom of Hungary
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Died |
24 November 1978 (aged 70) Budapest, Hungary
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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