THE MEMORIAL BOOK OF PÁPA JEWRY - JewishGen

JÓZSEF STERN
started his teaching career at Tolnahőgyész. In World War I, he was taken prisoner by the
Russians. After 5 years spent at the Solikama POW camp, he returned home. He worked at the
status quo elementary school in Debrecen until the deportation. As an excellent teacher and the
manager of the day-care centre, he was very popular. He was awarded the golden diploma for his
work. He lives in retirement in Debrecen.
His brother
IMRE (STERN) SZEKERES
Taught at the Jewish school of Kaposvár, after the Shoah he moved to Budapest, working with
handicapped children. He was awarded the golden diploma for his teaching.
IZIDOR SCHIFFER
was born in Nagymihály, nevertheless, he considered Pápa his real home town. He had two
brothers living in Pápa. One of them had afine voice and served as a chazan for the community.
Their parents were also buried there. He worked as a teacher at the school of the Buda Jewish
community. He was the first to teach his students modern Hebrew. Later on, he left school and
became the owner of a popular boarding-house called Noémi. He lives in Nahariya as a retired
white-collar worker.
MIKLÓS SCHIFFER
worked at Siklós as perhaps the last chazan and teacher simultaneously.
ZILLA STEINER
taught at the Jewish school of Dévaványa, Somogy County.
FRIDA SCHISCHA
taught at the orthodox Jewish higher elementary school for girls in Budapest.
VERA PFEIFFER
also taught in the capital.
SZILÁGYI (SRASSER)
taught Hungarian at the Evangelical Girls' High School of Békéscsaba and remained a pious
member of the Neolog Jewish community of Békéscsaba.
His brother
SÁNDOR SZILÁGYI
was a teacher and worked as a comptroller at the rabbinical seminary of Budapest.
ELZA UNGÁR,
a native of Pápa, the beloved Auntie Elza of the orthodox Jewish elementary school in Budapest,
even after her retirement continued educating abandoned children and orphans.
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