Sátoraljaújhely, Hungary

Vanished Communities in Hungary
The history and tragic fate of the Jews in Újhely and Zemplén County

(Sátoraljaújhely, Hungary)

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Translation of
Sátoraljaújhely és Zemplén vármegye zsidóságának története

Editor: Meir Sas

Published in Toronto, Canada 1986

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This is a translation of: Sátoraljaújhely és Zemplén vármegye zsidóságának története
(Vanished communities in Hungary : the history and tragic fate of the Jews in Újhely and Zemplén County),
Editor: Meir Sas, Published: Toronto, Canada 1986 (E, H, Hu)

Note: The original book can be seen online at the NY Public Library site: Satorujhely (1986)

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Hungarian
	Necrologies from Sátoraljaújhely, Hungary and surroundings	159

English
	Introduction	9
	About the Author	11
	Foreword	13
	Prologue	15
I.	The Conquest of Zemplén	19
II.	Zemplén County, 1001-1711	21
III.	The Eighteen Century – Formation of the Communities	32
IV.	Joseph II and His Period	45
V.	Way of Life at the Beginning of the 19^th Century	50
V.	Hasidism Penetrates Zemplén – Rabbi Moses Teitelbaum	65
VII.	Vine and Wine	79
VIII.	Toward Integration and Schism	87
IX.	From Equality to Holocaust	110
X.	Facts and Data on the History of the Ghetto in Ujhely	134
XI.	Jewish Communities in Zemplen	150
XII.	Testimonies	163
XIII.	Yizkor	209
	Remember	210
	The Martyrs	212

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