CURRENT CZECH NAME:  Unicov

OTHER NAMES/SPELLINGS: Mährisch-Neustadt

LOCATION: Unicov is a small town in Moravia, located 8 km ESE of Usov, which is located at 49.48 longitude and 17.01 latitude (seeMap - by Mapquest, then click on your browser's "Back" button to return to this page).

HISTORY:  A Jewish community allegedly existed in Unicov before the expulsion of Jews in 1454.  A religious society existed in the late 19th century.

GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES: Search JewishGen/Internet resources for Unicov. 

NOTABLE RESIDENTS AND DESCENDANTS:.The ggg-grandson of Leopold Jellinek (b. 21 Sep. 1840 Unisov, d. 15 Apr. 1910 Vienna), E. Randol Schoenberg, is a moderator of Jewishgenís Austria-Czech SIG and the submitter of this page.

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PHOTOS: Leo Jellinek

Jellinek Family

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SOURCES: Jiri Fiedler, Jewish Sights of Bohemia and Moravia (1991), p. 192.

SUBMITTER:   E. Randol Schoenberg, 3436 Mandeville Canyon Road, Los Angeles, California 90049-1020 USA.  Tel: 1-310-472-3122 (h), 1-213-473-2045 (w).  Fax: 1-213-473-2222.  Email: randols@schoenberglaw.com.  Web Page: http://www.schoenberglaw.com