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Jeno Adler and the martyrs of his family.

Ignatz Ullman and the martyrs of his family.

Jeno Ullman and the martyrs of his family.

Sandor Ullman and the martyrs of his family.

Lajos Izshak and the martyrs of his family.

Hermann Ingber and the martyrs of his family.

Sandor Itzkowitz. CEO of the Lomshi lumberyard, and the martyrs of his family.

Elias Karoly and the martyrs of his family.

The family of the late Jacob Engel, wine and beer seller who lived on Rakotzy street. He died in Satmar in the year Taf Shin (1940). He filled several important communal positions. He was well liked, honest, G-d fearing and raised his children to follow his example, together with his devoted wife Rosalia, nee Bak, who shared his involvement in community affairs and sat on the boards of various charities. Rosalia, and their children Sziga, a Torah scholar and his wife (nee Schwartz from Sighet) and their five year old son, Rosalia and Jacob's daughter Magda the wife of Moshe Meyer (an alumna of the Pressburg yeshiva) died in sanctification of G-d's name on the 12 of Sivan 1944. Their memory is preserved by their son Samuel (Dondi) Engel, who is active in the Jewish community of Sweden.

Martin Engel and the martyrs of his family.

Shmuel Chaim Engel. Wine seller. R. Shmuel Chaim was known for his generosity and charity. The door of his home

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on Otbosh Street was always open to those who needed help. On Shabboses and holidays he welcomed the poor as his guests where they often outnumbered his family. He also distributed wine to the needy for use on Passover celebrations. R. Shmuel Chaim was a member of the vaad governing body of the kehilla and a gabbai in the Chevra Mishnayos synagogue. He was a devoted Spinka hassid. When the Spinka Rebbe visited Satmar, he stayed with R. Shmuel.

R. Shmuel Chaim Engel and his family

Ignatz Altman and the martyrs of his family.

Isidore Amsel and the martyrs of his family.

Elmer Epstein and the martyrs of his family.

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The wife of Haim Bleier nee Cecilia (Tzirel) Blau was known for her good heart. Her memory is preserved by her daughter, Eve Green, in New York.

Sandor Bleier lived in the Nemety neighborhood along with his wife Gisi, and their four children. All were murdered in Auschwitz. Their memory is preserved by his niece, Eva Green nee Bleier, in New York.

We must point out that Eva Green helped us to produce this volume. Thanks to her efforts we were able to print more copies than we had originally planned. Thank you, Eva.

Barnet Bak and the martyrs of his family.

Moritz Baer and the martyrs of his family.

Adolph Berger and the martyrs of his family.

Isidore Berger and the martyrs of his family.

David Berger. Tailor. He was a student of R. Avraham Henoch. He was authentically religious and very honest and he raised his children with these values. He was deported together with part of his family. Some of his children live in Israel and others in the diaspora.

Moses Berger and the martyrs of his family.

The Berger family from King Matthias Street and all of the martyrs.

Dr. Joseph Bendek. Attorney, and the martyrs of his family.

Dr. Tibor Bendek. Attorney, and the martyrs of his family.

Bela Barkash. Paint dealer, and the martyrs of his family.

Israel Berko. Lived in Toretz. Known for his good heart and charitable spirit which he shared with his wife Chana. He and his relatives, Elimelech (Otto), Feigie and Eli (3 months of age) and Uncle Moritz Berko were victims of the Holocaust. Their memory is preserved by their son Moishe Berko (grandson of Reich), and his family in New York.

David Berkovitz and the martyrs of his family.

Andre Berkowitz and the martyrs of his family.

Shmuel Tzvi Berkovitz. Restaurateur. He and his wife Bluma (daughter of R. Yaakov Katz) and their children Yosef Dov, Yehoshua, Mindel and Yaakov

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Pinchas were murdered in sanctification of G-d's name in Auschwitz. Their son, the great philanthropist Feivel, died in Montevideo and is buried in Jerusalem. Their surviving children, Shlomo Yehuda in New York, and Chana in Buenos Aires preserve the memory of their departed loved ones.

Zalman Dov Berkowitz. Wine seller. Partner in the Berkowitz Niederman wine store. His home on Kotchay Street was a center of authentic Hassiduth. He was deported to Auschwitz with a large part of his family. One daughter, the wife of Shmilu Weiss, lives in Bnai Brak, and preserves their memory

Herman Barnet. Leather dealer. Deported to Auschwitz with his wife and two daughters, Iby and Lily. Preserves with love the memory of the departed ones in New York.

Lipot Barnet and the martyrs of his family.

Sandor Barnet. Murdered in Auschwitz with his wife and part of his family. His surviving children are Tzvi Barnea, and his daughters, Agi and Hadassah in Kiryat Bialik, and his daughter Chava in Paris, who preserve the memory of their lost loved ones.

Isidore Brauvald. Liquor seller on Atila street, and the martyrs of his family.

The martyrs of the family of Lajos Biro, a beer merchant.

Barnet Blass and the martyrs of his family.

The late Baruch Burgida had a grocery store on the corner of Arpad and Sensheny Streets. He was a good person and an exemplar of an honest businessman. He was a G-d fearing orthodox Jew and a regular worshiper at the Great Synagogue. Together with his devoted wife Dina, he raised twelve children (seven sons and five daughters) in the proper fashion. Burgida and his wife died in Satmar. Most of their children are no longer alive. Following is a list of those who were murdered in the Holocaust.

Their son Dov and his wife Irene (née Krauss) and their daughter Bluma Sara, the wife of Nandor Stern, and their grandchildren, Hodaya and Sheindel.

Their daughter is the widow of Adolph Green-Udell. Their daughter. Evolia Lichtman. and two children. Periak and Elikeh.

Their daughter, Yehudis, the widow of Lajos Markowitz. and her son Dovid.

Their daughter Yuta, who returned from the Holocaust, the widow of Andor Berger, emigrated to the U.S. She died in Taf Shin Mem and was married to Mika Jacobs.

Their son-in-law, Yaakov Lichtman, was murdered in Auschwitz.

Their son-in-law, Kalonimus Fried, and his son Shmuel Zanvil, were murdered in Auschwitz.

Their sons Meir, Shimon, Yaakov, Avraham and Mordechai emigrated to the US and none are alive.

Burgida's children who are still alive are Sara, the widow of Joseph Slovitz, and her son Yimi, who live in New York.

Chana Gvirtz and her daughter Agi.

Mordechai Eli. Three of them live in the United States and remember their departed loved ones. Rifka (the daughter of Dov Burgida) and her husband Naftali Yitzchak and their son Shmuel live in Israel, and Shlomo is in Toronto.

The Bendeks made a generous contribution toward the publication of this volume, helping to make it possible. You are the life and the peace.

Dr. Yimiyahu David Braun. Dermatologist. We always saw him in the synagogue on Shabbos and holidays. In the 1950s he visited Israel, returned to Satmar and then relocated to Budapest, where he died in the 1960s.

Yehiel Braun and his wife Tzvia were murdered in Auschwitz on the first day of Shavuos. Their son Tzvi (Perry) was a leader of the Mizrahi in Satmar. At a memorial ceremony in taf shin mem alef, he made a generous donation toward this volume. Sadly he died several weeks later on the eve of Succoth taf shin mem bet, in Akko. His wife Elka (née Klein) was broken-hearted, and she died tragically three weeks later on the seventh of MarHeshvan. Yehudit Levin of Petach Tikva lovingly remembers her parents.

Hirsch Braun and the martyrs of his family.

Azriel Braun. Businessman, and the martyrs of his family.

Joseph Braun and the martyrs of his family.

Moritz Braun and the martyrs of his family.

The martyrs of the Brettler family.

Aladar Brill and the martyrs of his family.

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Matisyahu Berger. Button seller. He and his wife were deported to Auschwitz. One daughter lives in New York.

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Moshe Ganz. Lumber dealer, and the martyrs of his family.

Yonasan Binyamin Grandash. Sold glass and ceramic vessels. He returned to Satmar after several years as a prisoner. in Russia. He opened a store and built a new family. He emigrated to Israel with the big wave of aliyah. He is buried in Petach Tikva. His daughter died in childbirth in 1948. His son, Asher, preserves the memory of his parents.

Ignatz Glick. Produce dealer, and the martyrs of his family.

Imre Glick and the martyrs of his family.

Jeno Glick and the martyrs of his family.

Nandor Glick and the martyrs of his family.

Deszo Goldgalantz and the martyrs of his family.

Haim Moshe Goldstein. Owned the Tricoto factory. A talmid chacham and G-d fearing Jew, and an alumnus of the yeshiva in Deish. R. Haim Moshe along with his righteous wife Leah (née Weissman) raised four wonderful children. The parents and three of their children Chana, Tsharna and Golda were murdered in Auschwitz on the 10^th of Sivan 1944. Their memory is preserved by their daughter Yehudit Koenigsberg in Williamsburg, and their son Asher Zelig in Petach Tikva.

Lajos Goldstein and the martyrs of his family.

Shimon Goldstein. Businessman, and the martyrs of his family.

Zalman Goldstein. Butcher, and the martyrs of his family. His son Chaim lives in Israel.

Isidore Gottleib and the martyrs of his family.

Jeno Gottleib and the martyrs of his family.

Marton Gottleib. Flour merchant, and the martyrs of his family.

Sigmund Gottleib. Lumber dealer, and the martyrs of his family.

Gottleib. Teacher and the martyrs of his family.

Israel Grossinger (Isidore). Owned a store on Varoshmarty 46. His wife Charlotta, their daughter, Iby and her husband Meir Vieder (the son of R. Yaakov Vieder z”l owner of the Hebrew printing press in Vahrol), and three of their daughters (one named Ava) their daughter Lily and her husband Yaakov Weiss and their two young daughters, were murdered in sanctification of G-d's name in Sivan 1944. They are remembered by Nicholas Grossinger in New York, Zeev in Bnai Brak, Yitzchak in Netanya, Margit Friedman in Tzafaria, and Tzipora in Rehovot.

Adolph Gross. Businessman. Died Satmar in the 1930s. His wife, Luisa, and Dr. Magda Gross, attorney at law were murdered in Auschwitz. Their memory is preserved by Dr. Zoltan Weissborn, attorney in Tel Aviv.

Joseph Gross and the martyrs of his family.

Marton Gross and the martyrs of his family.

Mihaly Gross and the martyrs of his family.

Shmuel Neta Gross. Jeweler. His store was on the main square. He was intelligent, pleasant, a Talmid chacham, and a religious Jew. He had studied in the Yeshiva of R. Yehuda Greenwald in Shorani. R. Eliezer Dovid was a friend, and sometimes visited him at home. His wife Rachel was the daughter of R. Avraham Steiner z”l, the author of the Bais Avrohom.

Grosswardein. His children Elka Shprinza, Chana Rivka, Esther Rochel, Avraham Yaakov and Binyamin Kalman were murdered in sanctification of G-d's name on Shabbos the 12^th of Sivan 1944. His first wife Feige z”l passed away in Satmar on the 15^th of Kislev. His memory is preserved by Peretz Gross (Perry) in Antwerp.

Shmuel Gross. Used furniture dealer. His warehouse was on Vardomb Street. He was known as an honest and good Jew. His wife and children, Andor, Ethel, Yosef, Leah, (the first wife of Avraham Yitzchak Holish), his son Yisrael Meir, Edith and her young son, were all murdered in Auschwitz. His son, Gershon, died in Beersheva. He is remembered by A. Y. Holitz, in Petach Tikva.

Shmuel Gross. Businessman, and the martyrs of his family.

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The late Shlomo Gad Gross (shamash of the kehilla) died many years ago. His sons, Hillel-Hermosh and Pally, died in Israel. Yitzchak-Vilmosh was murdered in Auschwitz. Dr. Sandor Gross died in Satmar, and his wife Klary, lives in Israel.

Shmuel Grossman. Watchmaker and jeweller, was murdered with his wife Yusti, and their children, in Auschwitz.

Herman Grossinger and the martyrs of his family.

Adolph Grossman and the martyrs of his family.

Yaakov Grossman and the martyrs of his family.

Salomon Greenbaum and the martyrs of his family.

Adolph Greenfeld. Produce dealer, and the martyrs of his family.

Yehuda-Bela Greenfeld. Tailor. His wife Rella, and daughter Sara, and her son, were murdered in Auschwitz. His second daughter died in the U.S. His son Yehoshua lives in Toronto, and preserves the memory of his loved ones.

Barnet Greenfeld and the martyrs of his family.

Ava Greenfeld and the martyrs of her family.

Ignatz Greenfeld and the martyrs of his family.

Herman Greenfeld and the martyrs of his family.

Lajos Greenfeld and the martyrs of his family.

Solomon Greenfeld and the martyrs of his family.

Shmuel Greenfeld and the martyrs of his family.

The late Ignatz Guttman and the martyrs of his family.

Sandor Guttman and the martyrs of his family.

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Moses Daskal and the martyrs of his family.

Isidore Dellman and the martyrs of his family.

Henrich Diament and the martyrs of his family.

Leiby Diamant and the martyrs of his family.

Simon Dominos and the martyrs of his family.

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Kalman Hass and the martyrs of his family.

Isaiah Naftali Hertz Hassenfeld. Sold steel products. Lived on 17 Tompeh Street. This man generously aided the needy and was recognized as a talmid chacham. He and his wife, Rifka Etia, raised his children as upright G-d fearing Jews. This author witnessed his entry into the cattle car which transported him to Auschwitz, where he and his family were murdered on the Shabbat the 12^th of Sivan 1944.

I.N. Hertz Hassenfeld and his wife Rivka Etja

His son R. Yitzchak, the pride of the family, was selected by the

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Rav HaGaon Rabbi Klein z”l from Talish as the husband for his daughter, Devorah. He was murdered along with five children in the fiery furnace.

Eizik Hassenfeld

Yehezkehl Hassenfeld and his grave in the Satmar cemetery

Menachem Mendel Horowitz. Administrator of the Talmud Torah on Petofi street. A talmid chacham, a skilled administrator and a devoted father. His wife Klarel was a Yiddishe Mameh. They were murdered in Auschwitz with their four daughters Yuta, Rivka Rochel, Hinda and Devorah on the first day of Shavuot. Their memory is preserved by their son, Yosef Yehuda in Beit Chilkiya.

Yaakov Halpert and the martyrs of his family.

Lajos Hartman and the martyrs of his family.

Mor Harstein. Lumber dealer, and the martyrs of his family.

Saul Hendler and the martyrs of his family.

Dr. Franz Herman and the martyrs of his family.

Mihaly Herman and the martyrs of his family.

David Hershkowitz and the martyrs of his family.

Mano Hershkowitz. Lumber dealer. His wife Miriam, and son Sandor, were murdered in Auschwitz. Their memory is preserved by their four daughters in the United States.

Hugo Hershkowitz. Lumber dealer, and the martyrs of his family.

Meir Eliezer Hershkowitz. Feather dealer. He struggled to support the nine souls in his family and always held onto his deep faith in G-d. R. Meir, his wife Feiga and five of their children were murdered in Auschwitz on the 28^th of Iyar, 1944. Their memory is preserved by their two surviving daughters, Mindel Indig in Ashkelon and Beila, in Brooklyn.

Mor Hershkowitz and the martyrs of his family.

Moritz Hershkowitz and the martyrs of his family.

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Rudolph Hershkowitz and the martyrs of his family.

Martin Hirsch and the martyrs of his family.

Moshe Hochstadt (son in law of Herschel Glick). Moshe Hochstadt was married to Naomi (née Rosenfeld). He was an alumnus of the Pressburg yeshiva. He, his wife, and two children were murdered in Auschwitz.

Moshe Hochstadt and his wife Naomi

Naomi and their son Chaim

Dov Barnet Holitz. His daughter-in-law Leah, (nee Gross, the first wife of Avraham Yitzchak Holitz) and her son, Yisrael Meir were, murdered in Auschwitz. His wife is buried in Odbry. His son Yaakov died in Satmar. The family is remembered by their son Elimelch in Kidron, Frimet Berger and Avraham Yitzchak in Petach Tikva. The family's yahrzeit is the 9^th of Sivan.

Moshe Holitz and his wife Raisa and his sister Klara were murdered in Auschwitz.

Yekusiel Yehuda Holitz. Produce dealer. Murdered in Auschwitz on the 9^th of Sivan with his wife, Beila, and daughter, Lieba. Their son, Elimelech died in Los Angeles and was buried in Bnai Brak. Their daughter Chaya in Bnai Brak, and their daughter Sara in New York, preserve their memory.

Yitzchak Isaac Holtze. Wholesaler. His store was beneath the white house on Farkash Antal Street. R. Yitzchak Isaac was an Orthodox Jew, and a good and honest person. His wife, Alta Charna, was the same (she was the daughter of R. Shimshon Rosenberg and she died in Bnai Brak). They raised their children as good Jews. R. Yitzchak Isaac died on the 10^th of Tevet in a labor camp. His children, Moshe Yochanan, Sara Leiba and Miriam were victims of the Holocaust. Their son Yaakov died in the US. Their memory is preserved by their children, Dov in New York, Leah Pachman in Jerusalem, and Shmuel and Devorah Schwarz in Bnai Brak,

Emanuel-Menachem Horowitz. Businessman, and the martyrs of his family.

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R. Yitzchak Isaac Holtzer and his wife Alta Charna

Dr. Isidore Honwald. Attorney. His home on Veiey Street was used as a deportation camp several weeks before the ghetto. Approximately fifty Jews who were leaders in the community were arrested and held there under armed guard. The wives of the prisoners gathered there every day and prepared food for their husbands. Several days later they were sent to the ghetto where some families were reunited. Then, after a few days, separated again by Dr. Mengele, may his memory be blotted out. The host Dr. Honwald, and his family, shared in this bitter fate.

Aladar Hussar. Owner of a book and stationery store on the central square. Deported together with his family to Auschwitz.

The late Nachman Shlomo Hershkowitz. This memorial was sent to me by his son Avraham (Bumi) who lives in Montreal Canada.

The village of Ovosh-Aliyarosh is roughly 36 kilometers from Satmar which was the district capital. That was where R. Nachman Shlomo Hershkowitz z”l, a landholder and businessman, resided. For many years he served as the gabbai for the community's burial society. His home was a home of charity. He raised his six children in a traditional manner (four sons and two daughters). R. Nachman Shlomo died on the 20^th of Adar Sheini taf reish tzadi chet (1938). The Rav Hagaon Rabbi Krauss z”l participated in his funeral, as did the chief rabbi of NagyBanya. His wife, Sara Beila (nee Bertha Neiman), was his loyal helpmate. The young rabbi HaRav HaGaon Rabbi Teitelbaum z”l, the rabbi of the capital of Nergeshit, spent two shabboses at the Hershkowitz home while visiting the community of Aviarosh, which was under his auspices. There he received the Jews of the community for kiddush and grace after meals.

The mother, her son Shimon and his family, and her daughter Irene, were expelled from Aviarosh. Her daughter Devorah (Ilush),Gross, and her husband Lajos Gross, and their children, were expelled from the Klausenburg ghetto. Her two sons, Moshe and Shmue,l were murdered during a march in the Ukraine.

Two-hundred-eighty-six people were expelled from Aviarosh. Thirty-two were sent to a labor camp. Many families have no surviving members.

The kehilla was listed as Kehila Kedosha (Holy community) of Avosh Aviarosh. A copy of the protocol in Yiddish was found and given to Yad Vashem, or to Lajos Matias in Paris rue Abroisa Thomas 6 Rashi synagogue.

The only surviving member of the Hershkowitz family is Avraham (Bumi-Erno). He lives in Montreal and preserves the memory of his loved ones, and in these lines, establishes a memorial to them, and all the holy martyrs of Ovosh-Aviorosh who did not return following the expulsion.

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Imre Vago. Glazier, and the martyrs of his family.

Alter Weise. Vintner. Worked in the winery of R. Shmelke Feldman. A precious Jew and a Vishnitz Hassid. His wife Sheindel (née Greenfeld), was an exemplary Jewish mother. Both were murdered in Auschwitz with their children, Leibish, Shlomo and Sara. Their son, Baruch, died during a death march in Ukraine. Their son Meir was shot and drowned in the Danube. Their memory is preserved by their sons Shmuel in Tel Aviv, Yaakov in Brooklyn, and Herman in Chicago.

The Wohl family. Heinrich Wohl was the founder of the family and the firm. He was a trustee of the Status Quo community and a well-respected person in Satmar. His hardware store was at the top of Otbosh Street, and his home was on Petofi Street near the army base. His sons Andre, Istvan and Mikosh found their paths in life. Wohl's sons were part of the city's elite. Most of the family perished in the Holocaust, including Andre Wohl and his wife Elizabeth, Istvan Wohl and his wife Lenka, and their two children,

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Agnes and Gabo, and Miklosh Wohl and his wife Anna. Their memory is preserved by Andreas (the son of Andre) in Bucharest, and Katlin Weinberger, a theatrical actress (Bat Sheva and Noam), in Holon.

Irene Vagi, nee Kaufman, widow of Gabor Vagi, and Laslo Vagi were victims of the Holocaust. May their memories be blessed.

Adolph Weiss. Butcher, and the martyrs of his family.

Albert Weiss. Mover, and the martyrs of his family.

Emanuel Weiss, and his wife, Charlotta (nee Zacharias). Dr. Joseph Weiss perished in Ukraine. Elena Weiss (nee Klein) and Michael Weiss died in a labor camp. Ava Virag, Anna Elefant nee Weiss, were murdered in sanctification of G-d's name in Auschwitz in Sivan 1944. Their relatives in the US preserve their memory.

Andor Weiss and the martyrs of his family.

The late Chaim Weiss, a feather dealer, and the martyrs of his family.

David Weiss and the martyrs of his family.

Eli Weiss (Voliya) and the martyrs of his family.

Erno Weiss and the martyrs of his family.

Joseph Weiss and the martyrs of his family.

Yitzchak (Ignatz ) Weiss. Owner of properties in Shahroz-Oliak, was a well-known personality in the Satmar region. His home was a fortress of charity, which resembled the tent of the Patriarch Abraham with its doors open to the needy. His refined wife Rachel set him on a path of philanthropy during the early years of their marriage, and it continued until the bitter end. In this atmosphere they married off their children who followed in the footsteps of their parents. Their son Azriel Yosef (Latzi) died in Toronto. His wife was Stefi, the daughter of Lajos Guth, who lives in Toronto. Latzi Weiss was a produce broker in Satmar.

The Weiss family was deported to Auschwitz from the Satmar ghetto. We are aware of two surviving sons, Sandor in Los Angeles, and Bondi in Toronto. Both preserve the memory of their loved ones.

Miklos Weiss and the martyrs of his family.

Moshe Weiss and the martyrs of his family.

Nandor Weiss. Mover, and the martyrs of his family.

Dr. Sandor Weiss. Attorney, and the martyrs of his family.

Sigmund Weiss and the martyrs of his family.

Shlomo Weissberger. Community clerk, and the martyrs of his family.

The widow of the late Weissbraun, nee Margit Gross was a well known and intelligent woman. After her husband was killed during the First World War she moved to Satmar with her sons,and raised them on her own. She was murdered in Auschwitz along with her son Karoly. Her son, Dr. Zoltan Weissbraun, an attorney in Tel Aviv, preserves the memory of his loved ones.

The late Haim Wittenstein, a leather dealer, partner in the firm Levi Wittenstein. His roots were in Muncatch. He was well respected in Satmar. R. Haim and his son Imre worked together with this author as grave diggers in Dornhau. With their bare hands, they buried more than 3000 Jews in a mass grave on the slope of the Dornau mountain. R. Haim is buried in Netanya. His wife Rachel perished in sanctification of G-d's name in Auschwitz on Sabbath the 12 of Sivan 1944. Their memory is preserved by their only son, Dr. Imre Wittenstein, a dentist in Nahariya.

Berish Weinberger and his sons Moshe Meir and Aharon Tzvi, were passionate Hassidim, good hearted and charitable. Together with their families they perished in the sanctification of G-d's name. One daughter, the wife of Moshe Feldman, lives in Jerusalem.

Yaakov Weinberger. Owner of a cafeteria on Vardomb Street. (son of R. Tzvi Elimelech Weinberger z”l) was murdered in Auschwitz along with his wife, Bluma, and their daughter, Raizi on the 28^th of Iyar 1944.

Weinberger, Yirmi (son of Elazar) and the martyrs of his family,

Moses Weissfeld and the martyrs of his family.

Joseph Wertheimer. Glazier. His shop was at the top of Karoly Street. He was a G-d fearing Jew and a talmid chacham. He was deported to Auschwitz along with his wife Rachel, and their eight children. Only one returned, Eliezer, who died later on in the U.S.

Mishka Wertheimer and the martyrs of his family.

Moshe Tzvi Wertheimer. Restaurateur and engraver of tombstones.

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He was also a talmid chacham, and many people sought his advice. He periodically represented people in the rabbinical court. He raised his children to follow the path of Torah and Jewish tradition. His devoted wife Esther (daughter of R. Yehoshua Fisher z”l) was murdered with him in Auschwitz along with two of their daughters, Chana and Sheindel. Their son Yitzchak Isak died in Bnai Brak in taf shin yud tet. Their memory is preserved by Shmuel in Netanya, Reizel in Bnai Brak. Yosef Meir z”l, and Yisrael and Azriel in Bnai Brak.

Moshe Tzvi Wertheimer and his wife Esther

Peter Weinstock and the martyrs of his family.

Moshe Weider. Textile merchant, and the martyrs of his large family.

Paul Weider and the martyrs of his family.

Adolph Weisel and the martyrs of his family.

Dr. Bela Wolkowitz. Gynecologist. After he returned from the concentration camp he joined a group of doctors in the Jewish hospital. In the late 1960s he died in Satmar. His Christian wife refused to bury him in the Jewish cemetery. He is buried in the reform (Protestant) cemetery near the train tracks near the grave of Dr. Tibor Koevary.

The martyrs of the Winkler family. I was with the two Winkler brothers in camp. Sandor was a head clerk in the district bank and found his eternal rest in a mass grave in Uvnazeh, Ukraine. Lajos returned to Satmar and then moved to Israel where he died in Tel Aviv.

  Zayin

Kalman Zafir (son-in-law of R. Yosef Yeshaya Glick) was murdered together with his wife Roszi in Auschwitz. Their three sons live in different places in the world.

Vilmosh—Yaakov Zeev Zalmer. A farmer. He and his wife, Heni-Chaya Rochel, and their daughter, Ilonka-Feige, were murdered in Auschwitz. Their memory is preserved by their children Mor-Moshe in Budapest, Ignatz-Itzchak in Holon and their daughter Golda-Aranka Reichman in Ramat Gan.

Barnet Zissman and the martyrs of his family.

Yaakov Zissman and the martyrs of his family.

Mishka Zonnenfeld and the martyrs of his family.

Moritz Zicher and the martyrs of his family.

The martyrs of the Zicherman family.

Moshe Zeiff. Ritual slaughterer from Irghart. A G-d fearing Jew. His wife Shifra Leiba (nee Mittleman) was a righteous woman. They had ten children who resembled angels. The parents, and seven of the children, Shmuel Asher, Perel, Miriam, Feige, Avraham Shlomo, Elka and Bluma Rivka were deported to Auschwitz from the ghetto, and murdered in sanctification of G-d's name. The three surviving Zeiff daughters are Bracha Chaya Kahana,

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Malka Braunstein and Rachel Rosenfeld in New York, light memorial candles for their loved ones.

  Tet

Meir Taub and the martyrs of his family.

Mor Tevjovits. Produce dealer, and the martyrs of his family.

Joseph Tevjovits. Dealt in travel documents. His office was in an alleyway below the Hotel Panonia. He was honest and polite and his customers were satisfied with his services. He died in Satmar, and his family was deported to Auschwitz.

Shmuel Trattner. Agent and the martyrs of his family.

Elazar Trevitz and his wife Justine. Their memory is preserved by Professor Chaim Shamir in Ramat Gan.

  Yod

Moshe Leib Jacob. Agent and a kashrut supervisor. He was murdered in Auschwitz in sanctification of G-d's name together with his wife and other family members. His surviving children preserve his memory. They are Yaakov, a lieutenant general in the IDF, Tzvi, a clerk in the Satmar Hassidic court in Jerusalem, the widow Feiga Marcus, and Matel.

Moshe Jacobowitz. A devoted Jew and a regular worshiper at the Bais Medrash of Chevra Mishnayos. He and his loyal and devoted wife and wonderful mother Bracha, their daughter Chanaleh, and her two twins, Agi and Ava whom the accursed Mengele used in his experiments were all murdered in Auschwitz. Their memory is preserved by their surviving son, Dov, who is involved with all manner of good works in Tennessee, and their daughters Yehudis (Sara) Klein, and Hedy Bauman in Israel.

Igor Barnet. Oil dealer, and the martyrs of his family.

Geno Yarmisch. Attorney, and the martyrs of his family.

Yanosh Salomon and the martyrs of his family.

Aladar Jungreis. Director of the Jewish hospital. An observant Jew and a very pleasant person. This author was together with him in the concentration camp. He found his eternal rest in a mass grave in Dornau. We do not know whether anyone else in his family survived.

Solomon Junger and the martyrs of his family.

  Kaf

Giza Kahane. Sock manufacturer, and the martyrs of his family.

Adolph Katz and the martyrs of his family.

Haim Ber Katz and the martyrs of his family.

Haim Hirsch Katz. Owner of a restaurant on Bathany Street (he was the son of R. Yaakov Katz z”l). His wife Yehudis and their children Esther, Devorah, Chana and Yosef were all murdered in Auschwitz.

David Katz and the martyrs of his family.

Fabian Feivel Katz and the martyrs of his family.

Phillip Katz and the martyrs of his family.

Franz Katz and the martyrs of his family.

Henrich Katz. Lumber dealer, and the martyrs of his family.

Ignacz Katz and the martyrs of his family.

Joseph Katz. Businessman, and the martyrs of his family.

Miklosh Katz and the martyrs of his family.

Moshe Katz and the martyrs of his family.

Sandor Katz. Businessman, and the martyrs of his family.

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The late Shmuel Katz died in Overy in 1921. His wife Zjani was the supervisor of the women's Mikvah on Vardomb Street. The much loved Auntie Katz was a victim of the Hholocaust. Her son, Jansci, who returned from the camps, died in Satmar in 1972. She is mourned by her daughters, Roszi Elefant, in Tel Aviv and Gizi Grau in Budapest.

Elmer Cohen and the martyrs of his family.

Giza Kohn and the martyrs of his family.

Joseph Kohen. Carpenter, and his wife Bluma.

  Lamed

Bela-Dov Laslo. Partner in the Laslo Markowitz metal works. He died in Satmar during the 1930s. He was a pleasant, honest, and successful businessman. His wife assisted him with philanthropic ventures. Gabriella (née Shoshitsky) was a traditional Orthodox woman, and very intelligent. Gabriella, her daughter Teri, (the first wife of Avraham Rosenberg) and their daughter Leah, were murdered in Auschwitz. Their memory is preserved by her only son, Yoshke, in Ramat Gan.

Haim-Mihaly Laslo (brother of the above). His wife and three daughters were murdered in Auschwitz. His son Pauly lives in Sydney.

Geno Lazar and his wife Sosi (Koeltzy Street) were murdered in Auschwitz on the 12 of Sivan.

Sandor Lazar (Tshokonai Street 37) his wife Helen and their son Dgury were murdered in Auschwitz on the 12 of Sivan.

Franz Levy and the martyrs of his family.

Yuda Loeby. Textile dealer, and the martyrs of his family.

Yosef Loeby. Businessman. He lived on Zarinyi Street. An honest man and a good Jew. His loyal wife, also a devoted mother to their children, Perel nee Josefine Steiner, joined him in life and also in death. Both were murdered on the 9^th of Sivan 1944. Their memory is preserved by daughters Lily Solomon and Chava Sheiner, in Netanya.

Moshe Hirsch Loeby. In Satmar he was a produce dealer. In Bnai Brak he owned a store that sold glass and ceramics. His home and store on Rabbi Akiva Street were fortresses of charity. He was deported to Auschwitz together with his wife and their two children. The parents returned to Satmar and then emigrated to Israel during the great wave of immigration. Moshe Tzvi died in Israel at a ripe old age in Tevet Taf shin mem alef (1981) and was buried in Zichron Meir. His wife remembers her children and her late husband.

Fischel Leibowitz (from Batartosh). In Satmar he was a business broker. In Bnai Brak he owned a kiosk on Avraham Street. He was a very good Jew. He helped all who turned to him with a full heart. He died in Bnai Brak in Taf Shin Lamed Hey after he lost his entire family in the Holocaust. He started a new family after the war and is remembered by his wife and his daughter, Zlata, in Bnai Brak.

Ignatz Leibowitz. Textile dealer, and the martyrs of his family.

Joseph Leibowitz. Businessman, and the martyrs of his family.

Levi Yitzchak Leibowitz. Manager of the Biet Mizrahi on 20 Otbosh Street, he is the brother of the barber, Leibowitz. He was a book binder. He studied in the yeshiva of Rabbi Yehuda Greenwald and was regarded as a preeminent scholar in Satmar. He worked hard to support his family of twelve. With G-d's help he raised wonderful children but most of them were murdered in Auschwitz. Two sons, Yehuda and Eliezer, died in Satmar as young children. R. Levi Yitzchak, his wife Sheindel, their son, Shmuel Chaim and his wife and four children, Baila, Esther, Golda, Gitel and Maier were murdered in Auschwitz. Their memory is preserved by their son Sholom in Bnai Brak, and Moshe in Givatayim.

R. Levi Yitzchok Leibowitz and his wife Sheindel

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