Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

📍 Dobó István u. 20, Abaújszántó, Ungaria

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Abaújszántó or Szántó in short is a town in Northeastern Hungary, 23 miles from Miskolc in the area of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, that was always part of Hungarian territory. In 1941 out of the general population of 4,908 there were 681 Jewish community members. On May 1944 they were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau. A memorial listing the names of the victims is located both in the Abaújszántó and Miskolc cemeteries. The tombstones face east, and stand erect according to the Ashkenazi custom. The gravestones with their decorations are characteristic representations of religious symbols and Jewish folk-art. The cemetery is a treasure field of historical knowledge. It includes testimonies, sometimes the only remaining ones, relating to the once lived local Jewish population, as in Abaújszántó. The history of the Abaújszántó Jewish community dates back to 1738. Prior to that Jewish settlers lived outside the town walls. The cemetery is in existence since 1793 when the Hevra Kaddisha (Jewish Burial Society), with ninety members, was founded. Located in 20 Dobó Utca, a walking distance from the synagogue and the center of the town. Nearby is also the Catholic cemetery. The stone markers or matzevot, frequently carry precise dates and information on relatives that are not preserved by any other means. Cemetery records are among the most important genealogical sources yielding valuable data. Many of the markers have words and images that speak directly of the family member who is being honored. Tombstones make biographical and historical statements as they reflect family life. In the 17th thorough 19th centuries the tombstones included more information than the name and date of death. Often a description on a man's life, his occupation and his town would be written. A woman's tombstone would contain such information as name, date of death, name of her father, as a married woman, often "wife of..." the phrase "a woman of valor" and a symbol, a candelabrum. Entering the gate on the first level is the grave of Abaújszántó and Hungary's important rabbi, Elazar Loew (1758-1837), known as Shemen Rokeh from the title of a book he authored. The rabbis following him in Abaújszántó Rabbinate expected to be buried next to their respected Rabbi, who had presided before them. People visited the grave of Rabbi Elazar Loew at times of peril and peace. Rabbi Loew's name was known also among the area's gentiles and they prayed occasionally by the Rabbi's tomb. In a separate group on the first level, not far from their husbands, are the graves of the Rebbetzins (Wives of the Rabbis). While the names are almost unreadable, the colorful stones and the wording on the Matzevot are poignant reminders of their dedication as they stood at the side of their respectful husbands. As a spiritual link between the living and the dead, the tombstones became the site of pilgrimage and supplication for help from the deceased. Many of the markers have words and images that speak directly of the family member who is being honored. As the lower section was filled, the cemetery extended to the higher level, reached by steps. Overlooking the surrounding valleys from the cemetery's high elevation, the view is especially beautiful. There are the open meadows and unlimited distance of visibility. On the first line at the higher level are the graves of the Zimmerman family who made the town an important exporter of the famous Tokay wine. Reading the gravestones one could observe the tragedy that accompanied the family's success. There is the beautiful three-dimensional black marble tombstone of their eighteen-year-old daughter, Erzsébet. Not far from the Zimmermans is the grave of Moses Mór Szász, my great-grandfather. Within a Mogen David is the carving of a water pitcher representative of the ritual function of a Levite. The graceful gravestone erected in 1916 was a statement, a written message that reached me many years later, after surviving Auschwitz. The words "good name " carved in stone, were the esteemed attribute of the departing old man. His full name and eulogy were expressed in an acrostic pattern. Each line begins with a Hebrew letter, eventually forming the name בן נתן משה Moshe, the son of Nathan. Standing by the grave and reading the words of the Matzevah, my heart overflew with thanks and gratitude. The graves of my two great grandmothers, Sara Szász and Golda Reinitz are in another section of the cemetery. The three graves are my only remnants of a world scattered by the winds of hate. Finding them I received a message of love and belonging. Higher on top, on the second level, are buried Rabbi Nathan Yizhak and his son Lipot Aryeh Lipschitz. They served the Abaujszanto Jewish community. With devoted joint efforts and financial expenses Eli Szamosi and Miksa Winkler photographed the graves. They dedicated their work to the memory of Mrs. Elza Reich Szamosi, Eli's mother. Mrs. Szamosi, deported from Abaújszántó, survived Auschwitz, Markkleeberg and other camps. The Cemetery list was prepared by the kind volunteer work of Ms. Madeleine Isenberg and Mr. Peter Absolon . They, together with Mr. Szamosi and Mr. Winkler deserve our greatest thanks and appreciation. Their Mitzva of Hesed Shel Emet is an act of truthful and pure loving kindness. Zahava Szász Stessel, Ph.D. See also: Zahava Szász Stessel, : The History of Abaújszántó, Fairleigh Dickinson University and Associated University Presses, 1995. Zahava Stessel, "Traces of a Jewish Community in Rural Hungary," The Jewish Press, 25 March 1988, 50C.

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Dobó István u. 20
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Deceased (453)

Gitl Kohn Kohn

1931

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Shmuel. Wife of Moshe. Died 27 Iyyar 5691.

David

1924

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Shimeon. Died 4 Elul 5684.

Aryeh Leibusch Lipschitz

1904

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Itzchak Nathan. Died 16 Heshvan 5665.

Rachel

1841

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Shimeon. Wife of Zvi. Died 28 Adar 5601.

Reizel Haas

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Avraham Askenazi

1889

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Moshe. Died 20 Tamuz 5649.

Zsigmond Asher Engel

1843 – 1924

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Aharon Israel. Mother's name: Beila. Died 4 Kislev 5685.

Bernat Baruch Schwartz

1888

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Elkanan Segal. Died 2 Kislev 5649.

Avraham Gross

1908

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Yehuda. Died 28 Shvat 5668.

Moshe Guttmann

1887

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Wife of Iskar Dov. Died 19 Nisan 5647.

Esther Heidenreich

1913

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Mother's name: Rachel. Died 5 Adar2 5673.

Beila

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Elazar Low

1758 – 1837

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Aryeh Leib Muntz. Mother's name: Lea. Died 27 Shvat 5597.

Regina Chaia Rivka Haas Flegman

1895

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Wife of Jekutiel Zeev. Died 21 Tamuz 5655.

Malka Low

1869

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

The Rabbi's wife, Malka, daughter of the great sage, Rabbi Benjamin Zeev LÖW, author of the book "Sha'arei Torah" (The Gates of the Torah). Died 7 Adar 5629. (Contributed by: Madeleine Isenberg )

David Schneider

1874

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Moshe Josef. Died 3 Elul 5634.

Itzchak Nathan Lipschitz

1874

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Eliezer. Died 11 Adar 5634.

Ignacz Itzchak-Yaakov Schwartz

1901

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Susskind. Died 7 Iyyar 5661.

Yuta Weiszberger

1938

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Meir. Died 27 Av 5698.

Moshe

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Pepi Pessel Mandel

1876

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Shmuel. Died 11 Tevet 5636.

Sara

1805

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Shlomo Zalman. Died 21 Adar 5565.

Benjamin Yuda

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Shraga. Died 29 Shvat ????.

Vilmos Zeev Sebok

1899

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Josef. Died 21 Tishri 5660.

Egon Mordechai Yehuda Slezinger

1941

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Mother's name: Sprintze. Died 3 Kislev 5702. Little boy, 13 mos. old.

Father's name: Meir. Mother's name: Necha. Died 17 Tevet 5639.

Avraham Josef Schwarcz

1890

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Yaakov. Died 14 Elul 5650.

Sara Fradel Gottlieb Deszberg

1900

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Moshe. Wife of Moshe Bezalel. Died 1 Adar 5660.

Yehuda Leib Reich

1880

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Itzchak. Died 12 Heshvan 5641.

Samuel Shmuel Haas

1901

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Ishaiah. Died 28 Elul 5661. Young man, implication: unmarried.

Lea Gluck

1922

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Moshe. Wife of Efraim.

Sara Rachel Schwartzer

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Pinkas. Mother's name: Hindel. Wife of Simcha.

Simon Shimeon Klein

1923

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Shlomo. Mother's name: Malka. Died 27 Elul 5683.

Lajos Juda Aryeh Feuerstein

1920

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Baruch. Died 13 Kislev 5681.

Yermiyahu Neumann

1868

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Died 7 Elul 5628.

Adolf Avraham Wasserman

1920

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Yehoshe. Died 24 Tevet 5680.

Nandor Lang

1850 – 1926

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Lipot Leib Rossel

1876

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Yaakov. Died 8 Sivan 5636.

Moshe

1831

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Yehuda. Died 25 Av 5591.

Ignacz Itzchak Gluck

1875 – 1924

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: David. Mother's name: Blima. Died 1 Iyyar 5684.

Vilmos Zeev Preisz

1884

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Mordechai. Died 15 Heshvan 5645.

Esther Malka

1905

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Died 24 Adar 5665.

Amalia Matel Weisz

1886

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Father's name: Alexander. Died 17 Nisan 5646.

Leni Lea Feld Guttmann

1878

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Chaim K"atz. Wife of Moshe. Died 8 Adar 1 5638. (Contributed by: Madeleine Isenberg )

Shlomo David

1929

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Moshe. Died 18 Elul 5689.

Itzchak

1831

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Moshe. Died 6 Elul 5591.

Chaia Hinde

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Josef Roth

1848

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Pinkas. Died 15 Av 5608.

Avraham Yehuda Rosenberg

1908

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Pinkas Shlomo. Died 24 Shvat 5668.

Marton Mordechai Zelinger

1918

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Moshe. Died 28 Kislev 5679.

Moshe Grunhut

1857

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Israel. Died 15 Elul 5617.

Sara Kurzweil

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Shmuel.

Jeno Yermiahu Zimmermann

1861 – 1929

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Eliezer. Mother's name: Pessil. Died 24 Shvat 5689.

Itzchak Deutsch

1920

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Eliezer. Died 22 Kislev 5681.

Avraham Waldmann

1908

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Yom Tov. Young man, died 16 Nisan 5668.

Yom Tov Lipa Waldmann

1938

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Zvi. Mother's name: Esther. Died 21 Nisan 5698.

Mari Miriam Goldmann

1891

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Israel. Died 3 Kislev 5652.

Moritz Moshe Hartstein

1911

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Shmuel. Mother's name: Esther. Died 12 Kislev 5672.

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Deceased (453)

Gitl Kohn Kohn

David

Aryeh Leibusch Lipschitz

Rachel

Reizel Haas

Avraham Askenazi

Zsigmond Asher Engel

Bernat Baruch Schwartz

Avraham Gross

Moshe Guttmann

Esther Heidenreich

Beila

Elazar Low

Regina Chaia Rivka Haas Flegman

Malka Low

David Schneider

Itzchak Nathan Lipschitz

Ignacz Itzchak-Yaakov Schwartz

Yuta Weiszberger

Moshe

Pepi Pessel Mandel

Sara

Benjamin Yuda

Vilmos Zeev Sebok

Egon Mordechai Yehuda Slezinger

Yehoshua Schwartz

Rivka

Moshe Tiegerman

Avraham Josef Schwarcz

Sara Fradel Gottlieb Deszberg

Yehuda Leib Reich

Samuel Shmuel Haas

Lea Gluck

Sara Rachel Schwartzer

Simon Shimeon Klein

Lajos Juda Aryeh Feuerstein

Yermiyahu Neumann

Adolf Avraham Wasserman

Nandor Lang

Lipot Leib Rossel

Moshe

Ignacz Itzchak Gluck

Vilmos Zeev Preisz

Esther Malka

Amalia Matel Weisz

Leni Lea Feld Guttmann

Shlomo David

Itzchak

Chaia Hinde

Josef Roth

Avraham Yehuda Rosenberg

Marton Mordechai Zelinger

Moshe Grunhut

Sara Kurzweil

Jeno Yermiahu Zimmermann

Itzchak Deutsch

Avraham Waldmann

Yom Tov Lipa Waldmann

Mari Miriam Goldmann

Moritz Moshe Hartstein

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