My maternal grandfather's family came from Zemplen County, Hungary: Later, members of the family settled in Cegléd, Budapest, Kolosvar (now Cluj-Napoca, Romania) and of course the United States.
My mother, sister and I traveled to Hungary in 1997:
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| Budapest | ||||
| Cegléd | ||||
| Nyiregyhaza | ||||
| Tokaj | ||||
| Satorauljaujhely | ||||
| Porosko (near Ungvar/Ushgorod Ukraine) |
I returned to Hungary in July 2004. Here are photos taken on my trip to Hungary in July 2004, including family and cultural sites in present-day Hungary.
| Budapest |
| Satoraljaujhely (Also, check out new and old photos on this town's own webpage.) |
| Satoraljaujhely gravestones (Status Quo cemetery) |
| Balatonfured |
| Heviz: our family in 1936 and 1949; my trip in 2004. |
| "Megillat Magyar Zsido"--handmade scroll I produced during HMC Residency |
Miscellaneous Hungarian Family Photos
The Kaesztenbaum School Book Website
This incredible history details the organization, politics, curriculum, staffing, and students at the primary school (and later junior high and high school) of the Satoraljaujhely, Hungary Statusquo Jewish Congregation.
If you are interested in Jewish education, bilingual education political issues, European history, the role of women in the teaching profession... this is a must read!
Historic (1910) counties map of Greater Hungary
Use identification of counties on above map to locate VERY DETAILED, LARGE individual county maps
Summary of current facts about Hungary
Satoraljaujhely 20th century Jewish history, by a non-Jewish resident of the city
Paul Czinner, theater and film director and producer. (cousin through Rezi Perlstein family.)
08/12/2005
Other Family History: