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Category: Translation - Other
Approval Date: 3/18/2026 2:51 PM
Family Surname: Schwarcz ?
Country: Hungary
Town: Unknown
Date of Image: Unknown

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There is a date which appears to be 15 Aug in either 1878 or 1848. We would greatly appreciate a translation - language is unknown as family members were from Hungary and Romania.

Response

3/19/2026 9:11 AM

With much love to Ella and Pista from your mother Debrecen, Aug. 15, 1948.

3/21/2026 12:27 AM

The text is in Hungarian and I believe it says:
Sok szeretettel Ellanak es Pistanak Anyatoktol. Debrecen (?), 1848 Aug. 15. (could be 1948 as the second digit is unclear).

In English: With lots of love to Ella and Pista from your mother. Debrecen, 1848 Aug 15.

NOTE: Pistanak is not 100% certain as the a after the t looks a bit like an e - though Pista is a common name (actually it's the nickname of Istvan), whereas Piste isn't a name.

3/22/2026 3:40 PM

Hello Victoria,

At times I have seen Hungarian written where the writer does not close the tops of vowels. I believe that the name "Pistanak"/(for Pista) is correct.

What looks like an "eu" after the "t" is an "a". The letter which looks like a "u" before the final "k" is also an "a".

This is my observation to share with you. Hope that it provides some clarity.

Jo

3/22/2026 7:56 PM

It's definitely 1948. Photo postcards like this didn't exist a century earlier, and 7 has a crossbar on the stem and nothing above the top bar.

The placename is short a bump for Debrecen, but I can't think of what else it could be.

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