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R. Michael Moskowitz at a wedding

Golda Markowitz, the daughter of R. Michel, and her children

Miller, Shlomo. He and his wife (née David) worked for the Chevra Kadisha. They worked hard to raise their fine children but the Holocaust snatched away some of them. Two of their sons established themselves in Israel. Moshe deals with community affairs in Ramat Eliyahu, and Eliezer is Kvutzat Shiller. Both lovingly remember their family.

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Yosef Leib Neiderman, Yosef Leib merited during his lifetime, to see his sons and daughters live a life of Torah and mitzvot as devoted Hassidim. Most of his family perished in the Holocaust. There are a few survivors but their whereabouts are unknown.

Noby family lived on Bathory Street in the cellar of the Schwartz bakery. The head of the household died tragically many years before the Holocaust. The family was deported to Auschwitz. One of the sons became a police officer in Satmar after the war. His whereabouts are not known.

Nussbacher family Lived on 42 Petofi Street. The family was deported to Auschwitz. One of their sons passed away recently in Ramle. Another son, Tily, lives in Israel.

The martyrs of the Nusan family.

  Peh

Palady, Sigmond. Had an office on Farkash Anatal Street. A good and honest man, loved and respected as a gabbai in the Status Quo synagogue. He was deported to Auschwitz along with his family. It was my job to bury him in a mass grave in Dornau as I buried many other beloved Satmar Jews.

Paskesz, Leib (Leibele). One of the greatest scholars in Satmar. Day and night he pored over his holy books. He was asked to serve as a Dayan, rabbinical court judge, several times, but in his great modesty, he never agreed. He rented a workroom for feather removal, which was managed by his wife so that her husband could devote himself to his learning. The entire family was deported to Auschwitz. It is not known if anyone survived.

Pollak, Andor. Grain dealer. His home was on Bathany Street. He was a traditional Jew and he attended synagogue services. Together with his wife, Paula, he tried to raise his children to choose the right path in life with a strong emphasis on love for the land of Israel. The Pollaks were deported to Auschwitz. Their sons preserve their memory. Tzvi and Avrami were among the founders of Kibbutz Masada, and Yitzchak Pollak lives in Nahariya.

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Pollak, R. Yosef Shimon. One of the best-known Torah teachers in the city. Published many Torah books and articles. He was deported along with his family. One of his daughters lives in Israel.

Pollak, Michel (Mihaely). Tailor. (see the article, A new immigrant from the next world) He was one of the most loved people in Satmar. This author spent time with him in the concentration camp. After the liberation he returned to Satmar and reopened his tailor shop. In taf shin yud (1950) he moved to Israel with the great wave of immigration. Two years later he moved to Belgium and he died there in taf shin yud daled (1954). His wife, friend, and their daughter Rachel, were murdered in sanctification of G-d's name in Auschwitz on the 12^th of Sivan, 1944. His daughter Irene passed away in Israel in taf shin caf zayin (1967). Their memory is preserved by their son, Leibo in Antwerp, their daughters Blanka (Blimtschu) and Magda in New York, and their daughter, Anna, in Israel

Pollak, Gyula. Administrator in the Printz flour mill. Very much loved. His wife Blanka (the daughter of Geno Mozash) and their daughter, Kato, were murdered together in Auschwitz. His son, Sanji, lives in Los Angeles and preserves their loving memory.

Pomeranz, Moritz and his wife Tshuri. Together with Moritz's brother Heinrich Pomeranz were victims of the Holocaust. They are remembered by Avraham Gut in Tel Aviv.

Pomeranz, Hermann. Tinsmith. A good and honest Jew who lived on Zarinyi Street. Was deported to Auschwitz together with his family. One son returned to Satmar, married and dealt with the transport of goods along the borders of Czechoslovakia and Hungary. He was killed while driving his truck and was buried in Satmar.

Fuchs, Israel (Isidore). Milkman. He and and his wife Rachel (nee Rozalia Farkash) were murdered in sanctification of G-d's name in Auschwitz in October 1944. Their relatives in the United States preserve their memory.

Fuchs, Magda. Died in New York. Remembered by Deszo Fuchs in New York.

Princz, Deszo. Owned a flour mill. His factory was located across the river Samosh. He maintained a kosher and traditional home and was known for his philanthropy. It's not known whether anyone from his family survived.

Princz, Joseph. Partner with his brother Armin Printz. Together they owned and operated a factory for machinery and enamel. They boarded the first transport to Auschwitz together. The fate of their family is not known.

Pay, Dr. Bela. A physician. He and his family were murdered in Auschwitz.

Falkowitz family and its martyrs.

Farkash, Chaim Dov. Community tax collector and collector of charitable pledges. He was a loyal worker and regarded the community as his second family. He was scrupulously honest, pleasant and polite to all, and well respected. He was always helpful to all who needed his assistance.

Ber, R. Chaim and his wife and their daughter Shaindel were victims of the Holocaust, murdered on the 10^th of Sivan 1944. Their daughter Miriam Moldovan passed away in Petach Tikva. Their memory is preserved by their daughter, Chava-Ava in Haifa and their son, Yaakov, in Kiryat Motzkin.

Chaim Dov Farkash and his wife

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Farkash, Kalman. Mover. To my knowledge his entire family were victims of the Holocaust.

Fekete, Dr. Shamu. Eye doctor. His clinic and home were located on Arpad Street. He was the chief physician in the Jewish hospital and was a member of the board of the Status Quo community. His son Albert Schwartz was the head gabbai of the united community (see list of gabbaim). Fekete took his own life in the ghetto (see ghetto suicides) and was buried in the Status Quo cemetery in Satmar by his son-in-law, Yaakov Reiter

Joszef Feldman

R. Yosef played an active role in the Satmar community and for several years served as treasurer. He was among the founders of the Israeli diamond industry. He financed the wartime Orthodox Vaad Hatzalah activities in Istanbul along with R. Yaakov Griffel z”l, thus helping to save many haredi families, including the Belzer Rebbe and others.

R. Yosef passed away in taf shin caf tet (1969) and he is buried in the Zichron Meir cemetery in Bnai Brak.

His wife Minka Prager (the daughter of the Rav HaGaon Mada who was the son-in-law of the Maharam Shick z”l) died this year on the first of Adar in Bnai Brak. Their son Mordechai (Muti) died in Bnai Brak several years ago and the descendants preserve the memory of their dear departed ones.

Feldman, Yitzchak. Beer and milk distributor. He lived on Bathory street. He spent the difficult months of the Holocaust at a bunker ruining his health. Not long after the liberation he died in Satmar. He wants to be buried near the mausoleum of R. Yehuda Greenwald. He was a perfect Jew in all ways. He served as the gabbai in the Chevra Mishnayos Beit Midrash. Some of his children perished in the camps. His wife died recently in Bnai Brak. Their memory is preserved by their children, including Shamay Feldman in Bnai Brak.

Feldman, Shmuel Eliezer. Owned a broom factory. Lived on Tolifan street. A scholar with an impressive presence. One of the passionate Hassidim of the Vishnitzer Rebbe. He was deported with his family to Auschwitz. It is not known whether anyone survived.

Feldman, Shmuel Shmelke. Owned a wine store. Lived on Karoly street. He stood out in the aristocratic Feldman family. He was a scholar, extremely sharp-witted and a philanthropist ready to help all who needed his assistance. He, and most of his family, were murdered in Auschwitz. His son Yehuda (Yidel) died in Bnai Brak. His only daughter, Nisel lives in Satmar, and is the wife of Rav Naftali Halfert.

Ferenz, Avraham. Teacher at Hevra Share Torah. He directed hundreds of students onto the path of Torah and good deeds among them his own children. R. Avraham and his wife and some of their children were deported and murdered. One son lives in Netanya and preserves their memory.

Fisher, Chaim. Manufacturer of extracts. (Father of my wife, Fradel, may G-d preserve her health) a good man and excellent father. A well known scholar Talmid Chacham. He was among the best loved students of Rav Yehuda Greenwald z”l. R. Chaim's financial situation changed but he accepted the downfalls and the upswings with love. His smiling face belied the difficulty of his situation. Even during the hardest times he managed to feed the yeshiva bochur who ate at his table. Shaindel was his second wife. She cared for his four grown children from his first wife as her own. My wife remembers them with praise.

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Fischer, R. Yehoshua, and his son, Chaim

Fisher Tzvi. Known as Herschel Fisher (Chaim's brother) a lumber dealer. His warehouse was located in the suburb of Sentover. He was well known in the community and for many years served as a member of the Vaad HaKehilla (the community self government), a gabbai in the Talmud Torah and a member of the Chevra Kadisha. Together with his wife Gitel, daughter of the Rabbi of Mada z”l, he is buried in Satmar. His children lived Torah lives.

No one is still alive today. Together with his children, Faiga Rosenfeld, Shmuel Moshe, Boruch Mordechai, Zeev and their families, all were murdered in sanctification of G-d's name in Auschwitz on the first of Sivan 1944. Their memory is preserved by their two grandchildren Yehoshua Yaakov in Montreal and Shmuel in New York.

Fischer, Yaakov Kopel (see Uncle Kapel aged two weeks in Hungarian). He collected feathers, and was an old man with a shining countenance. He lived on Toltash street. He, his wife, and most of his family were murdered in Auschwitz. I am aware of two surviving grandchildren, Fisho and Palli who preserve his memory with love.

Fischer, Dr. Miklos. Pediatrician, and brother of Dr. Josef Fischer who was a member of the Rumanian Parliament. He served as a physician during the first World War and was decorated by Emperor Franz Josef. He was deported to Auschwitz along with his wife. His son, Dr. Paul Laks, lives in Holon.

Fischer, Yisrael Reuvain. Sold fruit. His store was on Kazinski Street. His handsome appearance especially on Shabbos and on holidays reflected his warm heart and noble spirit and good deeds. He was famed for his exceptional honesty in business and he was a righteous and G-d fearing Jew. He raised his three sons and two daughters to follow his example. His first wife Chaya Devora is buried in Satmar. R. Shmuel Reuvain and his wife, the righteous Rachel and their daughter Malia and her husband Leib Yitzchok Seltzer, and their daughter Batya (or Bas-sheva) and her husband and children (from the Grossvardein ghetto) and their daughter-in-law Rachel, the wife of Shmuel Aaron and their three children, were murdered in Auschwitz in sanctification of G-d's name on the first day of Shavuot 1944. Their son Moshe died in Sao Paulo on the 19th of Elul, taf shin kaf daled. Their son Shmuel died in Milan, in tef shin lamed zayin. Their memory is preserved by their only son, Avraham Fischer in New York, and the grandchildren and great grandchildren in the Holy Land and elsewhere.

Fischer, Dr. Samuel. Attorney, and brother of Joseph Fischer, member of the Rumanian Parliament. Well known lawyer in the city. He served as a commander of a unit in the first world war and was wounded and spent seven months as a prisoner of war in Russia. He died in a camp and was cremated in Grosz-Rosen. His son Latszi was buried by this author in a mass grave in Dornhau. Their memory is preserved by his former wife Franzi, and their son Bandi, in New York.

Fisher, Bezlalel Chaim. Businessman. Deported to Auschwitz along with most of his family. His two sons live in Israel. Aharon Tzvi and his brother are in Haifa. The younger son works for the Israeli police.

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Fleischman family and its holy martyrs. Passionate chassidim. The fate of the family is unknown.

Frankel, Yitchak. Owner of a candy factory. His factory and apartment were located on lower Samosh Beach street. A good Jew and very charitable person. His only son Pinchas died during the Israeli war of independence. R. Yitzchak Frankel and his son Volvi died in the concentration camp within two weeks of each other. This author buried them in a mass grave in Dornhau. The rest of the family fell victim to the Holocaust.

Fried, Benno and the martyrs of his family.

Friend, Deszo and the martyrs of his family.

Fried, Lipot and the martyrs of his family.

Friedman, Dr. Arpad. Attorney and one of the best known jurists in Satmar. The last leader of the Status Quo community. A scholar and a fine orator. In WWI he was a captain in the army. His wife died in Satmar a year before the deportations. His son Dr. Imre Paulian (Friedman) manages a law office in Tel Aviv and lovingly preserves the memory of his family.

Friedman, Barnet. Textile dealer and the martyrs of his family.

Friedman, Zeev Farkash. Owner of a moving company and after that sold ritual slaughter carts for the Orthodox community. His home on Otbosh street and later on Baniyi Street was full of love and a desire to help others. R. Volf and his wife were elevated souls. He and Miriam Leah, née Taviovitz, tried to raise their children to be fine and upright people. Their sons are today exemplary people, doing their part to build the land of Israel.

I have clear memories of the community's difficult financial straits including a time when there wasn't enough money to pay workers' salaries. During that time R. Wolf tapped into his private funds to give them advances. The Friedmans gave up their pure souls in sanctification of G-d's name in Auschwitz on Shavuot 1944. Their memory is preserved by Yehoshua Amnon Toran in Ramat Gan, and Yosef Friedman, in Caracas, Venezuela.

Friedman, Kalman. Seller of flour and martyr of his family. A good person and good Jew. This author saw, with his own eyes, Kalman's teenaged son, who ran away before entering the cattle car to Auschwitz. He is alive somewhere in the world but his location is unknown.

Frisch, Lajos. Tailor. A good person, a good Jew, and an honest tradesman. He struggled to raise his nine children in the proper way. He, his wife Malka and five of their children, Bela, Iren, Helen, Hillel and Tibor, were murdered in Auschwitz on Shabbos the 12^th of Sivan 1944. The children who survived, Martin in Bat Yam, Janos in Montreal, Yulishka in Toronto, Sandor in Budapest, preserve the loving memory of their family.

  Tzadik

Tzeichner, Herman and the martyrs of his family.

Chernin, Yaakov Mordechai (known as Cherno). A butcher. Some of his children were expelled to Kamenetz Podolsk. R. Yaakov Mordechai died in Haifa in 1950. His wife, his daughter Tzily, and his son Tzadok, live in Haifa.

His grocery store was located on Honidy Street. Together with his family he was deported to Auschwitz.

  Kof

Kamil, Ephraim. Dealer in wood veneers. Lived on Vardomb street. An intelligent and helpful person. He was the head of the Hevre Shaare Torah. His wife died in Satmar. R. Ephraim was a victim of the Holocaust. His son Emanuel lives in Jerusalem

Kaufman, Dr. Jeno. Dentist. His home and clinic were on Petofi street. He was the first gabbai of the Status Quo community and an exceptionally good person. He was deported to Auschwitz together with his family. This author spent several months together with him in the Wolfsberg concentration camp. He is buried in a mass grave in Avanazeh.

Klotzay. Owner of a Judaica and Jewish books store. He and the martyrs of his family. His son Zeshiga, lives in France.

Kelner, Jeno. Bank director, and the martyrs of his family.

Klein, Dr. Alfred. Physician. Deported to Auschwitz together with his family. He applied pressure to be included in the first transport claiming that he'd serve as the doctor. His request was fulfilled.

Kartes, Antal. Plumber. A good Jew and a good person.

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He was a member of the board of the Status Quo community. He was deported to Auschwitz along with his family.

Klein, Andre and the martyrs of his family.

David Klein. Tailor. A good and dear Jew, well loved. He found great satisfaction in parenting his children, raising them to be good and honest. His sons, Yoel, who had served as the cantor of Klausenburg, Bucharest, London and Yehuda, who lives in Israel, preserve their memory of him.

Farkash Klein. Shoemaker. Lived on Vardomb street. A multi- faceted person but first and foremost a good Jew who raised his children to love the land of Israel. Some of them emigrated to Israel before the Holocaust and live there. Klein was among the founders of the organization of young tradesmen. He and his wife and children were murdered in Auschwitz.

Klein, Yaakov. Feather dealer. Lived with his large family opposite the well with the wheel on Bathory street. He raised his children to be good Jews and he was especially successful with his son, Rabbi Mendel, who became the rabbi of Kfar Gidon. Rav Mendel preserves his memory with great emotion.

Sandor Klein. Clothing merchant. (Son of Klein Farkash) With his public personality he was always part of good works in the community. He was a member of the Jewish council in the ghetto but that did not help him much. He was deported to Auschwitz together with his family.

Zoltan Klein. (Brother-in-law of Bela Spitz). Pleasant and well liked person, deported to Auschwitz together with his family.

Ezekiel Koren. Employee of the burial society, he was a G-d fearing Jew and a scholar, who did his job faithfully and raised his children to be fine Jews who loved the Torah. Only one child survived, Yehuda, who deals with public affairs in Petach Tikva and preserves the memory of his loved ones.

The Koevary family. To the best of my knowledge only one returned from the camps and that was the well known physician Tibor Koevary. He operated his medical practice in Satmar for a few years and he died there a few years ago. During one of my trips to Rumania I visited his grave in the Reform Christian cemetery.

Miklos Kovacs. Garage owner. Deported to Auschwitz together with his family.

The martyrs of the Krantzler family.

  Resh

Rose family. My article on Dr. Gusty Rose appears in the chapter on Ghetto suicides.

Shamu Rona (formerly Rosenfeld). Professor, principal of the Status Quo community high school. An excellent educator who ran his school with great wisdom and understanding. His wife Magda Blanki was known for her wonderful qualities. She was a reporter for the Hungarian newspaper, Ujkelet. She was deported to Auschwitz along with her husband's students, and killed in sanctification of G-d's name. Their youngest son, Victor, was murdered in the camp several days after the liberation. Their older son, Dr. Ervin Rona, lives in Sweden, and he fondly remembers his loved ones.

Rabbi Meir Rosenbaum z”l . Son-in-law of the Rav HaGaon Hatzadik R. Bertzi Leifer z”l. He was known as a Moreh Tzedek in the suburb of Nemety. He was a tzaddik and a Talmid chacham and a G-d fearing Jew. Most of his family was deported to Auschwitz. It's not known whether any of them survived.

Joseph Rosenberg. Fishmonger (brother of the head of the community R. Shmuel Rosenberg). He was a pleasant and friendly person and liked by his customers. His fish store was located on Farkash Antal Street. He was deported to Auschwitz together with his wife Rachel, his children Zeisel-Eda, Toiba-Tilda, Mordechai-Martzi and his grandchildren, Aliza, Agi, Erno, and Hentsche-Eda, Toibe-Yuli and Zsuzsi. The last were the children of Shmilku Klein Tzingay and his wife Miriam. Their memory is preserved by their loved ones, the Kleins of Kiryat Ono, Rifka Farkash in Haifa, and Hinda Nash in Petach Tikva.

Shmuel Rosenberg. Steel merchant. The head of the orthodox community, he was the living spirit of the Jews of Satmar for the final three decades, a front-line fighter for any issue of Jewish concern, always busy working for the community. He was a founder of the organization of small tradesmen and the Machzikei Torah Hevra (upholders of Torah society). His name brightens the marble board of the Bais Medrash Shaare Torah where he is cited as one of the original builders. He was deported to Auschwitz, like all of his friends, along with his wife, Chava, the noble, charitable woman of valor, their sons Betzalel and Meir and their daughter Miriam Solomon (from the ghetto of NagyBanya). Their son Erno died in Budapest. Their sons, Mordechai and Zeev, died in Tel Aviv. Their memory is preserved by their son Abraham (Buntshi) and their daughter Roszi, the widow of Dr. Mendy Davidowitz, in Tel Aviv.

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Samuel Rosenberg. Head of the community, with his wife Chava

Rosenblum, Emanuel. Traditional Jew, pleasant in his actions. A partner in Shenberger's textile factory. Deported to Auschwitz together with his wife and two children.

Rosenfeld, Martin. Partner in Rosenfeld, Rovaz, Shalman. A Jew with a good heart and very charitable. He and his family were deported to Auschwitz. His wife, Chaya-Helen, lives in Tel Aviv and his daughter (to the best of my knowledge) is in Paris, both of them preserving the memory of their husband and father.

Rosenfeld, Yekusiel Yehuda (Zalman Leib). Lumber dealer. Son- in-law of Tzvi Fisher. Gabbai for the burial society. An exemplary human being, a good and kind person always willing to help. When he heard someone was in trouble he left his business to help. He helped struggling people get on their feet, he brought medicine to the sick, and he redeemed captives, innocent Jews who had been wrongly imprisoned. In these blessed activities he was assisted by his wife, Feiga (Feigush). Where is this couple today? They also ended up in Auschwitz and were murdered along with the rest of their family. Their memory is lovingly preserved by their sons, Yehoshua Yaakov in Montreal, and Shmuel in New York.

Rosenthal, Yaakov. Bookbinder. A good Jew and a reliable tradesman. He was a student of R. Avraham Hanoch Friedman. He lived on Vardom Street and was murdered in Auschwitz along with the other members of his household.

Roth, Lajos. Banker, a fine person and an intellectual. Known for his philanthropy. Deported to Auschwitz along with his family.

Roth, Simon. Owner of the house on the corner of Farkash Antal and Tompa Street. Was one of the pillars of the Shaare Torah Society and a member of the governing board. After perhaps forty years of marriage, his one and only son was born. To honor this event he donated a Torah scroll to the synagogue, which was installed on Shemini Atzeres with great celebration. He his wife and their young son were murdered in Auschwitz.

Roth, Robert. Businessman. In his old age he liquidated his warehouse and began to deal with insurance. He was a member of both communities. He was deported to Auschwitz along with his family.

Rothbart, Jeno. Owner of a ribbon factory. His family was taken to Auschwitz.

Reich, Tanchum Chaim (Henrik). Businessman, son of R. Avraham Tzvi Reich, the textile dealer on Bartzani Street. Scrupulously honest and well-respected. His wife, Dora-Dina Klein, and their son Yisrael Elimelech (Oscar), were murdered in sanctification of G-d”s name in Auschwitz in Sivan 1944.

Reich, Mordechai (Patay). Brother of Tanchum Reich. An honest and beloved Jew, he returned to Satmar and died there during the 1950s. He is buried next to his parents in the Satmar cemetery. His wife Rachel (Raizele Klein) and their eleven-year-old daughter, Yehudis Miriam, and their eight-year-old son,

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Menashe (Tibor), were murdered in sanctification of G-d's name in Auschwitz in Sivan 1944. Their memory is preserved by their family in the United States.

Rival, Yehuda. Chief cantor before the Holocaust (see his picture with his choir). This author was trained by him in cantorial singing. He was an excellent singer and he knew beautiful Jewish songs. He was deported to Auschwitz together with his family. His wife, his son Yaakov, and his daughter Rachel-Totza Fish, returned to Satmar and lived there prior to their emigration to the United States. His wife died in the U.S. His son and daughter preserve their memory.

Reiter, Victor. Owner of a chocolate and candy factory. Was deported to Auschwitz along with his family. His youngest daughter returned to Satmar and from there she emigrated elsewhere.

Reiter, Moshe Meir HaCohen. The late community leader. The fate of his sons was the same as the others, deportation to Auschwitz. His daughter Bertha, the widow of Mordechai Berger, returned to Satmar and married Israel A. Guta. In 1950 she died in Satmar.

Reiter, Moshe Abraham. Banker and bank manager. One of Satmar's elite. He owned a great deal of property, but he shared his wealth with others. He was a philanthropist and a member of the administration of the kehilla. He supported Jewish institutions generously. One daughter returned to Satmar and emigrated to an unknown location.

The family of the late Baruch Reiss. His home was an authentic Hassidic home on Prince Joseph Street. During the Holocaust he and his wife were in the U.S. His family was deported to Auschwitz. (see the story of Frieda Reiss) R. Baruch is buried in Bnai Brak. His son, Yitzchak Itzo, lives in Bnai Brak and preserves his memory.

  Shin

Shalamon, Armin. Partner in the Rosenfelt Rovaz Shalamon moving company. Deported to Auschwitz with his family.

Sandor, Janos. Waiter. Deported with his family.

Sandor, Eden. Cattle dealer. A good person, a member of the governing board of the Status Quo community. One of the gabbais of the joint Chevra Kadisha in the ghetto. Deported to Auschwitz with his family.

Nosson Neta Ignatz Samuel. Textile dealer. His store was in the central square. He was an extremely honest merchant and member of the board of the kehilla. Deported to Auschwitz with part of his family. His memory is preserved by his sons, Bela in Bat Yam and Bondi in Satmar, who is the head of a syndicate of attorneys in the city.

Sharkany, Lipot. Dentist. Very much loved in Satmar. He was the son-in-law of the beadle (shamash) R. Shlomo Gad Gross z”l. His clinic and apartment were on the corner of Bam and Petofi Streets. He was deported to Auschwitz with his family. This author helped to bury him in a mass grave in Dornhau. His son, Dr. Latzi Sharkany was with us. He returned to Satmar and re-established his clinic. Eventually he moved to Rome and died there. One of his sons lives in Tivon and preserves his memory with love.

Scharf, Dovid HaCohen. A feather dealer who lived on Vaghid street. He had a traditional religious home and raised his children well. Two of his sons, Milo and Toti, live in Bnai Brak and preserve his memory.

Shein, Isidore and the holy martyrs of his family who were killed in the camps.

Shein, Joseph and his family were murdered in Auschwitz. R. Joseph was the son-in-law of the head of the kehilla, R. Yehiel Frankel z”l. He was a scholar from the Shein family of Hiedelmash. He was one of the mainstays of the Shaare Torah Society and a gabbai in the Great Synagogue. He was well known as a good and pleasant person.

Shnitzler, Eli-Noson. Mashgiach kashrut supervisor for the community. A hassid and a G-d fearing Jew. Raised good children. The fate of his family is not known.

Shimon, Moshe. Leather dealer. His store was on Kazintzy street. A good Jew and honest businessman, observant of Torah and mitzvot. The fate of his family is unknown.

The family of the late Azriel Schwartz, the son of R Moshe Sh”b (shohtet ubodek ritual slaughterer and examiner) z”l. For many years, R. Azriel was the head of the (ritual slaughterers. He had a lovely voice and led the prayers, substituting for the main cantor in the Great Synagogue. He was well known for his broad Torah scholarship. He was the mentor to hundreds of ritual slaughterers throughout Hungary, Rumania, Czechoslovakia and even overseas. R. Azriel was a pleasant person blessed with striking good looks. He was well respected by all. He died suddenly on the 11^th day of Marheshvan in 1944 at the age of 71, seven months prior to the Holocaust. His loyal wife, the righteous Buna, predeceased him, dying on the 20^th of Tammuz 1943. They are both buried in the Hassidic section of the Satmar cemetery. Most of their family were murdered in the Holocaust including their

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daughter, Miriam, and her husband, R. Yekusiel Zalman Schwartz, and their two children. Their daughter Zelda, and her husband Shalom Yitzchak Sher, died in London. His son R. Asher Anschel who filled his father's role as a shohet and bodek (ritual slaughterer), and his wife and their seven children (his first wife the mother of the seven children passed away in Satmar). His daughter Sara, and her husband Rabbi Chaim Bezalel Kahan, and their four children were murdered. His daughter Leah, and her husband Tzvi Greenfeld, and their two children died in sanctification of G-d's name in Auschwitz during Sivan 1944. Their memory is preserved by the surviving sons, Rabbi Moshe Schwartz in Los Angeles and our dear friend, Rabbi Chanayan Yom Tov Lipa Schwartz, shohet ubodek and administrator in the Yitav Lev (Satmar) Yeshiva in Jerusalem, as well as grandchildren and great grandchildren in the Holy Land and outside of it.

Schreiber, Nosson Chaim. Clerk and the Guta cork factory. A G-d fearing Jew. He enjoyed giving support to cantors and singers. He had ample free time because he was a bachelor. He was a victim of the Holocaust.

Schreiber, Samuel (brother of Nosson Chaim). Certified bookkeeper. For many years he was employed by Markowitz and Lefkowitz. He and his wife and only daughter were victims of the Holocaust.

Schwartz, Albert, clerk. A member of the Schwartz family who owned a candle factory. He was a victim of the Holocaust.

Schwartz, Emanuel. Textile dealer and partner in the firm of Schwartz and Leibowitz. An exceptionally good person. He and his wife lived a traditional Jewish lifestyle and raised good children. He was deported to Auschwitz along with his family. Their son, Latzi, lives in Israel and preserves their memory

Schwartz, Isaac. Owner of a shoe store on Kazintzy Street. A Jew who was loyal to G-d and the Torah His one and only goal was to raise G-d fearing children. He was deported with his large family. The sole survivor was his son, Moshe, who lives in the U.S., and preserves the memory of his loved ones.

Schwartz, Dr. Lajos. A gynecologist. Head of the local Zionist movement. It's not known if anyone from his family survived.

Schwartz, Mordechai-Mato. His grocery store was below the white house on Farkash-Antal Street. He was the son of R. Zusha Schwartz who was the first Jewish representative to the Satmar local council and the founder of the first Hassidic Bais Medrash in the city on Ishkola Street, which was run by his son R. Shalom z”l, until theHolocaust. During the period when Batei Ungarin were under construction in Jerusalem, R. Zusha purchased an apartment there. To this day his name appears on a marble tablet. Mordechai Schwarz was an exceptionally good Jew. He raised his children in the same way that he was raised. R. Mordechai and his wife Rachel, their son Zisha, his wife Raizi and their two year old daughter Yehudis, were murdered in sanctification of G-d's name. The surviving children were Leah, the wife of R. Yaakov Farkash in Kiryat Motzkin, Manci Koenigsberg in Vancouver and Shmuel in Calgary (Canada) who lovingly preserve their memory.

Mordechai Schwartz and his wife Rachel

Schwartz, Zoltan. A businessman (son-in-law of Ber Mishlos and son of R. Anschel Schwartz, the head of the Orthodox Chevra Kadisha in Grosswardein). A good person. Chief gabbai of the Status Quo Synagogue, an excellent prayer leader. He frequently led the mincha service on Yom Kippur. He had the unfortunate task of heading

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the ghetto Jewish council. I can testify that he fulfilled his job with honesty and faithfulness. In the camp he was a Kapo, and even in this position he revealed the goodness of his heart as he tried to lighten the burdens of others. He has found eternal rest in a mass grave in Avanza. His only son, Gury Schwartz, a graduate of the Muncacz Hebrew high school, returned to Satmar alone. His wife is from the Steingisser family of Sightet and they have a son. Gury died in a car accident near Klausenburg. Their memory is preserved by Gury's widow and their son who resides someplace in the world.

Schwartz, Rabbi Samuel haKohen. A rabbi who taught in the Bais Medrash Talmud Torah on Petofi Street. On the first day of Shavuot, as I made my way to a funeral, I saw Rav Shmuel at the head of the fourth transport with a Torah scroll in his arms, as he sang the Akdamut prayer of Rabbi Meir. Oy. Had Rabbi Meir realized where his poem would be recited in 1944 would he have written it? Rabbi Shmuel was a kohen and a talmid chacham but life cast him in this bitter role. I don't know if anyone from his family survived. He was the brother of R. Yosef Schwartz z”l the maggid of Grosswardein.

Spiegel, David. Partner in the Weiss and Spiegel factory for eye coverings (used by non-Jews to cover the eyes of the dead). An authentic Ashkenazi Jew. He was among the first rank of Torah scholars and he was an excellent orator. He was among the founders of Share Torah and his name appears on the marble slab in the Bais Medrash Share Torah along with his family who were deported to Auschwitz.

Spiegelman, Samuel and his son Gyula. Movers. These good people lived on Karoly Street. They were deported to Auschwitz with their families. It's not known whether anyone survived.

Spitz, Bela. Textile merchant. His store was on the main square at the corners of Karoly and Kasnatzi Streets. He was charitable, and honest and polite in his business dealings. He was a regular worshiper at the Great Synagogue. Auschwitz was the final stop for him and some of his family.

Spitz, Ignatz. Liquor merchant and the martyrs of his family.

Steinberger, Geno. Partner in the Glick and Steinberger coffee factory on Karoly Street. He was deported to Auschwitz with his family.

Steinberger, Layosh and the martyrs of his family.

Steiner, Joseph. A bank manager. He and his family were deported to Auschwitz.

Steinfeld, Dr. Giza. Physician. His clinic and apartment were on Petofi Street. He was deported to Auschwitz together with his family.

Stern, Bluma. The first wife of the editor of this memorial volume. She was the daughter of the educator, R. Benzion Weiss z”l. She was one of the precious pearls of Satmar. Together we traveled to Auschwitz with our four children. Only I returned. As we were entering the cattle car I turned to her, my eyes full of tears and said, “My Blimuka I thank you for eleven wonderful years that we spent together. Please forgive me if I hurt you in any way because this journey doesn't feel good to me.” She came close to me and stroked my face and said, “My Naftali don't worry. We will meet on happy occasions.” Our children were Tzvi, age 10 and a half, Moshe age 9, Azriel Yosef, age 6, and Gitel, who was fourteen months. They were murdered in sanctification of G-d's name in Auschwitz, on Shabbos Parshas Naso the 12^th of Sivan 1944.

Stern, Bluma

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His wife, Zlata, was a righteous woman of valor, and together they raised their children as good Jews. He was involved with the care of Jewish soldiers in the Rumanian or Hungarian armies, making sure that they had kosher food to eat. Sometimes he put on an apron and cooked for them himself. His main period of activity was before the Passover holiday. His son, David, died in Satmar as the result of an accident. R. Zalman Leib, his wife Zlata, their daughter Hanna and her five children (her husband Alter Weiss was in Ukraine) died in Jerusalem. Their daughter-in-law, Malka, and her son were murdered in Auschwitz. Their memory is preserved by their sons, Haim in Budapest, Moshe and Binyamin in New York, and their daughter Yocheved, the wife of Azriel Levinson, in Petach Tikva.

Three children of the editor of this volume, Tzvi aged 10, Moshe, age 8, Azriel Yosef age 6 (his daughter Gitel wasn't photographed

R. Yekusiel Yehuda Zalman Leib Stern and his family

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