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[Page 185]

List of the Rabbis of the Rest
of the Orthodox communities

Translated by Judy Petersen with the assistance of Gábor Adam and Esther Kerbis

Community
Index #		 Rabbi Index # Name of the Community Name of the Rabbi
Surname		 Name of the Rabbi
Given Name		 Comments
1 1 Udvarhely [Odorheiu Secuiesc ] ZIGELSTEIN Avraham Asher  
2 Udvarhely [Odorheiu Secuiesc ] VIDER Baruch Avraham  
2 3 Aranyosmeggyes [Medieșu Aurit] GINSBURG Yehuda Leib  
3 4 Budest?/Bodest? [Budeşti?/Bodeşti?] HOROWITZ Naftali  
4 5 Torokfalu / Buciumi, in Maramures County? or Varmezo / Buciumi, in Sălaj? LICHTENSTEIN Chaim Tzvi name of town uncertain
6 Torokfalu / Buciumi, in Maramures County? or Varmezo / Buciumi, in Sălaj? PANETH Yechiel Meir name of town uncertain
5 7 Borgóprund / Prundu Bargaului FRIEDLANDER Yehuda  
6 8 Dioszeg ADLER Shalom Tzvi  
7 9 Dragomireşti FELDMAN Efraim Fishel  
  11 Dragomireşti STERN Moshe  
  11 Dragomireşti SCHWARTZ Yitzchak Meir haKohen  
8 12 Hosszumezo EIZAKSON Avraham Yissachar  
9 13 Zilah / Zalau JUNGREISZ Asher Anchel  
10 14 Lechnitz [Lechința] LICHTENSTEIN Shimon  
11 15 Majszin / Moisei BECK Yitzchak Judge and teacher of Justice
12 16 Mogyoros LICHTENSTEIN Binyamin Zev  
13 17 Nagy Falu SCHLESINGER Tzvi  
  18 Nagy Falu ROSENBERG Menachem Tzvi  
14 19 Negrest [Negreşti] FREUND Aharon Tzvi  
  20 Negrest [Negreşti] TEITELBAUM Shmuel  
  21 Negrest [Negreşti] WEINBERGER Pinchas  
  22 Negrest [Negreşti] WEINBERGER Shmuel Levi  
15 23 Nimozhe? / Nimigea? KATZ Shlomo Dov  
16 24 Săcel WEITZMAN Yechezkel  
17 25 Strâmtura KAHANA Tzvi  
18 26 Szeplak WEINBERGER Yehoshua Pinchas  
19 27 Élesd [Aleșd] KLEIN Shmuel Shmelke  
20 28 Panticeu LEVINGER Yehuda Leib  
21 29 Petrova Bisztra KAHANA Aharon  
22 30 Riskova [Ruscova] BERGFELD Aharon Judge and teacher of Justice
23 31 Shugatag [Satu şugatag] GROSZ Yekutiel Yehuda  
24 32 Sülelmed / Ulmeni WEISZ Tzvi  

 

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List of Orthodox Rabbis in Transylvania
That Died as Martyrs, May Their Blood Be Avenged

Translated by Judy Petersen with the assistance of Gábor Adam and Esther Kerbis

Number Surname Given name Community Comments
1 ADLER Shlomo Tzvi Dioszeg  
2 EISAKSON Avraham Yissachar Hosszumezo  
3 EICHENSTEIN Yehoshua Gross Wardein [Oradea]  
4 BRISK Mordechai Tasnad  
5 BRISK Natan Tzvi Salonta  
6 BRAUN Chaim Yehuda Iklod  
7 BODNER Uziel Bistritz [Bistrița] Judge and teacher of Justice
8 BLUM Moshe Nachum Gross Wardein [Oradea] Judge and teacher of Justice
9 BLOKSENHEIM Shimon Cluj Judge and teacher of Justice
10 BILITZER Efraim HaLevi Bethlen [Beclean] Judge and teacher of Justice
11 BECK Yitzchak Majszin / Moisei  
12 BECK Yosef Sziget Judge and teacher of Justice
13 BERGFELD Aharon Riskova [Ruscova] Judge and teacher of Justice
14 BRACH Elazar Karoly Replacement
15 BINDIGER Baruch Avraham Dej  
16 GROSZ Aharon Magyar Lapos  
17 GROSZ Shmuel Karoly  
18 GROSZ Yekutiel Yehuda Shugatag [Satu şugatag]  
19 GOLDMAN Yisrael Gross Wardein [Oradea] Replacement
20 GRINBERG Shmuel Tasnad Judge and teacher of Justice
21 GINSBURG Yehuda Leib Aranyosmeggyes [Medieșu Aurit]  
22 GROSZ   Udvari Judge and teacher of Justice
23 HAGER Baruch Aranyos Weisa  
24 HAGER Pinchas Brasso  
25 HAGER Menachem Mendel Alter Borsa  
26 HELLER Shlomo Dov HaLevi Sziger may be misspelling of Sziget?
27 HOROWITZ Avraham Abish Karoly  
28 HOROWITZ Naftali Budest?/Bodest? [Budeşti?/Bodeşti?]  
29 HALBERSTAM Tzvi Szatmar Judge and teacher of Justice
30 HIRSCH Yitzchak haLevi Bozodujfalu  
31 HOROWITZ Moshe Aharon Alsó Valkó / Valcau de Jos  
32 HEILPRIN Yosef Tzvi Nagysomkút / Somcuta Mare  
33 WINTERNITZ Moshe David Szatmar  
34 VIS (WEISZ?) Yitzchak Eizik Spinka / Szaplonka Our master, teacher and Rabbi
35 VIS (WEISZ?) Asher Anchel S. Nagyfalu  
36 WEINBERGER Mordechai Uziel Margareten [Marghita]  
37 VIS (WEISZ?) Chaim Aharon Hidalmas  
38 WEINBERGER Yehoshua Pinchas Szeplak  
39 WEITZMAN Yechezkel Săcel  
40 VIDER Baruh Avraham S. Udvarhely [Odorheiu Secuiesc]  
41 VIS (WEISZ?)   Sülelmed / Ulmeni  
42 TEITELBAUM Yekutiel Yehuda Sziget  
43 TEITELBAUM Shmuel Negrest [Negreşti]  
44 JUNGREISZ Asher Anchel Zilah [Zalău]  
45 JUNGREISZ Yeshaya HaLevi Zerind  
46 KATZ Yoel Arded [Erdod]  
47 KAHANA Tzvi Spinka / Szaplonka  
48 KAHANA Aharon Petrova Bisztra  
49 KATZ Shlomo Dov Nimoje / Nimigea  
50 KAHANA Tzvi Strâmtura  
51 LICHTENSTEIN Baruh Benedikt Krasne  
52 LICHTENSTEIN Shlomo Zalman Bethlen [Beclean]  
53 LICHTENSTEIN Binyamin Zev Mogyoros  
54 LICHTENSTEIN Shimon Lechnitz [Lechința]  
55 LEVI Moshe Cluj  
56 LEBOWITZ Yehoshua Retteg [Reteag]  

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Number Surname Given name Community Comments
57 LICHTENSTEIN Chaim Tzvi Torokfalu / Buciumi, in Maramures County or Varmezo / Buciumi, in Sălaj name of town uncertain
58 LEVINGER Yehuda Leib Panticeu  
59 LEICHTIG Eliahu Szatmar Judge and teacher of Justice
60 LICHTENSTEIN Yehoshua Motchyo  
61 LICHTENSTEIN Yosef Shaul Szilagycseh  
62 LEIFER Avraham Shlomo Nagy Banya [Baia Mare]  
63 LEIFER Aharon Moshe Gross Wardein [Oradea]  
64 LEIFER Reuven Gross Wardein [Oradea]  
65 LEVI Azriel Cluj Replacement
66 LEVI Chaim Yehuda Gross Wardein [Oradea] Head of a Yeshiva
67 MICHAELOWITZ   Cluj  
68 MILLER Amram Yishai Mezotelegd  
69 SOFER Menachem M. Vasarhely [Marosvasarhely]  
70 SOFER Shmuel Chaim M. Vasarhely [Marosvasarhely]  
71 ERNREICH Shlomo Zalman Shimloy [şimleu Silvaniei]  
72 ERNREICH Moshe Yehuda şărmăşag  
73 ERNREICH Chaim Shimloy [şimleu Silvaniei]  
74 ERNREICH Chaim Yehuda Deva Homona / Deva Hunedoara?  
75 ELIAS Yakov Shmuel Szamosújvár / Gherla  
76 PANT? Yaacov Elimelech Dej  
77 FREUND Yisrael Szaszregen [Reghin]  
78 FELDMAN Moshe Yisrael Dragomireşti  
79 FRIEDLANDER Elimelech Borgóprund / Prundu Bargaului  
80 FRIEDMAN Avraham hanoch Szatmar Judge and teacher of Justice
81 PRESSBURGER Aharon Hunyad  
82 FISCH Eliezer Bicsad [Bixad], Szatmar  
83 FRIEDMAN Avraham Shalom Yerucham Turț  
84 FARHAND Mordechai Bethlen [Beclean] Judge and teacher of Justice
85 FANT? Menachem Mendel Hunyad  
86 FRIEDLANDER Menachem Gross Wardein [Oradea]  
87 FRIEDMAN Yissachar Dov Királydaróc [Craidorolț]  
88 FREUND Moshe Gyergyószentmiklós / Gheorgheni  
89 FRANKEL Avraham Nyárádszereda / Miercurea Nirajului  
90 FRANKEL Moshe Jibou Judge and teacher of Justice
91 POLLAK Moshe Gross Wardein [Oradea]  
92 FREUND Baruch Hunyad  
93 PANET Chaim Baruch Dej  
94 FISCH Yosef Aryeh Hodod  
95 FREUND Moshe Aryeh Năsăud  
96 FREUND Mordechai Yehuda Rudna?/Rodna?  
97 FREUND Elimelech Yehuda Entrádám / Jidovita  
98 FANT? Yehuda Dej  
99 FISCH Chaim Moshe K. Monostor  
100 KLEIN Yaacov Shalom Halmeu  
101 KRAUSZ Moshe Aharon Nagy Banya [Baia Mare]  
102 KLEIN Moshe Gross Wardein [Oradea]  
103 KOHN Gershon Menachem Erdőszentgyörgy / Sangeorgiu de Padure  
104 KANNER Yakov Shimshon Cluj ?
105 KLEIN Shmuel Shmelke Élesd [Aleşd]  
106 KRAUSZ Natan Anchel Sanislău  
107 KIZELNIK Moshe Rozávlya or Rozália / Rozavlea name of town uncertain
108 KAUFMAN Yaacov Tzvi Margareten [Marghita]  
109 KLEIN Dober Holmin Judge and teacher of Justice
110 ROSENBAUM Mozes Chaim Szilágysomlyó / Simleu Silvaniei  
111 ROSNER Yehuda Szekelyhid  
112 REINMAN Avraham Chaim Karchiniv, Körösmező / Yasinya  
113 RUBIN Asher Yishayahu Rudna?/Rodna?  
114 RUBIN Yaacov Yisrael Szaszregen [Reghin]  
115 ROSNER Shmuel Chaim Szekelyhid  
116 ROSENBAUM Eliezer Zev Sziget  
117 ROSENBAUM Yaacov Yissachar Dov Sziget  
118 ROSENBAUM Meir Szatmar  
119 RUBIN Tzvi Szatmar  
120 SPITZ Meir Bistritz [Bistrița]  
121 STEIN Avraham Moshe Cluj  
122 SCHEINBERGER Moshe David Targu Mures Judge and teacher of Justice
123 SCHWARTZ Avraham Yehuda Maroshéviz or Gyergyó-Toplica / Toplița name of town uncertain

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Number Surname Given name Community Comments
124 SHWARTZ Avraham Worzel  
125 SCHEINFELD Yechezkel Mihalyfalva  
126 SCHWARTZ Yosef HaKohen Gross Wardein [Oradea] Replacement
127 SCHWARTZ Yitzchak Zekil Szalard  
128 SHAPIRO Pinchas Kechnia  
129 SCHWARTZ   K. Monostor  
130 STROHELY? Peretz Cluj Replacement
131 SCHANTZER Menachem Yissachar Dov Dej Judge and teacher of Justice
132 SCHEINBERGER Tzvi Dov Segel Mihalyfalva Judge and teacher of Justice
133 SCHWARTZ Yaacov Yechiel Karoly Judge and teacher of Justice
134 STROLY? Moshe Felsőbánya / Baia Sprie  
135 STROLY? Pinchas Diche Replacement
136 SCHWARTZ Chaim haKohen Maroshéviz or Gyergyó-Toplica / Toplița Judge and teacher of Justice; name of town uncertain
137   Rabbi from Gilău Cluj county  
138 TZIMENTBAUM Pinchas Gross Wardein [Oradea]  

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List of the Ghettos in Hungary
and the Number of People in Them

Translated by Judy Petersen

Town Number
of people
Gyor 5,000
Szekesfehervar 4,000
Baya 8,200
Nagy Kanizsa 2,500
Bortch[1] 2,500
Sobodka[1] 3,500
Szeged 4,000
Nyiregyhaza 20,000
Kisvarda 12,000
Mateszalka 17,000
Kassa 12,000
Satoraljaujhely 21,000
Eger 9,000
Hatvan 12,000
Balassagyarmat 4,000
Salgotarjan 4,000
Liva 4,000
Komarom 8,000
Ersek Ujvar 7,000
Dunaszerdahely 8,000
Miskolcz 21,000
Erlau 9,000
Debrecen 9,000
Ujhely 13,000
Sopron 4,000
Szarvas 2,500
Tapolcza 3,000
Sarvar 1,000
Gyongyos 1,600
Galanta 1,100
Hajdu Hadhaz 415
Karcag 1,100
Kiskoros 582
Călacea 617
Bekesczaba 3,000
Paks 800
Eger 1,500
Szabadka 3,500
Bonyhad 1,117
Nagy Kanizsa 3,000
Veszprem 500
Munkacs 26,000
Ungvar 14,000
Beregszasz 10,000
Ciarda 2,000
Varad Falva 3,000
Tich[1] 10,000

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List of Ghettos in Transylvania
and the Number of People in Them

Translated by Judy Petersen

Number Ghetto location Number of people
1 Sziget 12,000
2 Ujvar Wisho[1] 35,000
3 Nagybanya 14,000
4 Bistritz 8,000
5 Kolozsvar 18,000
6 Vasarhely 6,000
7 Nagyvarad 35,000
8 Dej 6,000
9 Szilagysomlyo 8,000
10 Szaszregen 6,000
11 S. Szent Gyorgy 3,000
12 Szatmar 25,000
13 Karoly 8,000
14 Seleuș 2,000
Total 186,000

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Transylvanian Rabbis from Orthodox Congregations
That Made Aliyah to Israel After the Shoah

Translated by Judy Petersen

Surname Given Name Community Residence in Israel
HAGER Chaim Meir Vishnitz, Grossvardein Tel Aviv
HAGER Baruch Seret Brasov Haifa
HALBERSTADT Yekutiel Yehuda Cluj Netanya
KINSTLICHER Tzvi Brasov Jerusalem
KATZ Avraham Shlomo Rikove Cluj Bnai Brak
PANET Shmuel Karlsburg Jerusalem
KRAUSZ Yosef Diche[1] Raanana
DEUTSCH Yehoshua Marosujvar Jerusalem
ADLER Yosef Turda Jerusalem
SPERBER David Brasov Jerusalem
POLLAK Asher Belenyes Nazareth
BRISK Aharon Tzvi Tasnad Jerusalem
SHEINFELD Avraham Cluj Jerusalem
KRAUSZ Yehuda Blaj Jerusalem
EHRENREICH Yehoshua Simlieu Jerusalem
ROSENBERGER Avraham Baruch Sălicea Jerusalem
KAHANA Nachman Cluj Jerusalem
SPERBER Baruch Brasov Jerusalem

Translator's footnote:
  1. Name of town uncertain Return

 

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