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Translation of the Kocsord chapter from
Pinkas Hakehillot Hungary
Edited by: Theodore Lavi
Published by Yad Vashem
Published in Jerusalem, 1975
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This is a translation from: Pinkas Hakehillot Hungary: Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities, Hungary,
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[Page 493]
Translated by Jerrold Landau
Donated by Aaron Slotnik
Kocsord is a village in the district of Szatmár, Mátészalka region, on the Kraszna River. In 1941, its population was 2,842.
Jewish Population
Year | Population |
1784/85 | 4 |
1880 | 73 |
1930 | 65 |
Until the Second World War
The first Jews settled in Kocsord during the latter half of the 18th century.
Most of the Jews were peddlers and poor shopkeepers, who barely maintained any connection with the residents, who were also poor farmers.
The community, which defined itself as Orthodox, was dependent on Mátészalka. Its Jews were pious in their religious observance. There was a synagogue, a cheder, a cemetery and a mikva in the town.
The Holocaust
Immediately after Passover, in April 1944, the Jews of Kocsord were deported to Mátészalka. They were transported to Auschwitz at the end of May, where they all perished.
Jews did not return to Kocsord after the Holocaust. The official community was registered as defunct in 1946.
Bibliography:
Borovszky: Szatmár vármegye, p. 150. In: Magyarország vmi.
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