THE MEMORIAL BOOK OF PÁPA JEWRY - JewishGen

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Foreword to the English Translation............................................................4
Foreword ......................................................................................................5
The History of the Jewish Community in Pápa ...........................................7
The First Jewish Settlers in Pápa..................................................................8
The Hungarian War of Independence of 1848/49 and Pápa Jews..............10
Our Rabbis..................................................................................................12
Dayanim (rabbinical judges) ......................................................................23
Baalei t’filah (precentors) ..........................................................................26
Ig. L. Marton .............................................................................................29
Aishet Chayil (Proverbs 31:10) ..................................................................31
Our Temple ................................................................................................32
Our School..................................................................................................35
Yeshivas......................................................................................................39
Jewish Community Presidents ...................................................................40
Chevra Kadisha..........................................................................................42
Jewish Associations and Institutions in Pápa.............................................48
Zionist Life in Pápa ....................................................................................51
The History of the Ken of Hashomer Hatzair in the Pápa Community.....53
Doctors .......................................................................................................58
Lawyers ......................................................................................................63
Teachers .....................................................................................................65
Arts – Music – Sciences – Journalism .......................................................74
A Last Walk in Pápa...................................................................................77
Some Statistics ...........................................................................................84
A Smile through the Tears .........................................................................86
Purim in Pápa .............................................................................................90
A True Story...............................................................................................92
Memories....................................................................................................93
Our Outstanding Sons ................................................................................98
The Mother Tongue of Pápa Jews............................................................105
The Social Life of Pápa Jews ...................................................................107
Remembering Pápa ..................................................................................109
The Great Tragedy ...................................................................................112
Glossary for the martyrs’ list…………………………………………....115
The Register of Our Martyrs
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Devecser………………………………………………………………...119
Nemesszalók…………………………………………………………….120
In Memory of our Pápa Brethren Buried in Israel………………………121
The Light Went Out…………………………………………….……….122
Our War Heroes in Israel……………………………………….……….123
Those Who Survived… One of the Few……………………………..….125
The Light Flares Up Again……………………………………………...126
Epilogue…………………………………….…….……………..……...129
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