Lajos Bebrits

He is best remembered in the United States as the long-time editor of Új Előre (New Forward), the Hungarian language newspaper of the Communist Party USA.

Bebrits was deported by the United States government in 1932, living in the Soviet Union until the end of World War II.

In 1938, during the Great Purge which swept the USSR, Bebrits was arrested on charges of espionage, accused of having participated in a "Trotskyist conspiracy.

"[citation needed] He remained in prison for some 21 months, fortunately gaining his release in 1939 due to prosecutorial review of the evidence in his case.

[citation needed] Following World War II, Bebrits returned to Hungary, where he served as State Minister for Transport and Post and as a member of the National Assembly.