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Marko Feingold
Marko M. Feingold (28 May 1913 – 19 September 2019) was an Austrian Holocaust survivor and centenarian, who served as the president of the Jewish community in Salzburg, and was in charge of Salzburg's synagogue. Information Marko Feingold was born in Besztercebánya (Neusohl in German), Austria-Hungary, today Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. He grew up in Leopoldstadt, Vienna. After he had trained in business, he found work in Vienna, became unemployed and travelled with his brother, Ernst, in Italy. In 1938, he was arrested in Vienna during a short visit. At first he escaped to Prague, was expelled to Poland and turned back to Prague with false papers. In 1939, he was arrested again and deported to the Nazi concentration camps, concentration camp at Auschwitz. He was also imprisoned in the concentration camps at Neuengamme concentration camp, Neuengamme and Dachau concentration camp, Dachau and finally the concentration camp Buchenwald concentration camp, Buchenwald in 1941, where he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banská Bystrica
Banská Bystrica (, also known by other alternative names) is a middle-sized town in central Slovakia, located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mountains. With approximately 76,000 inhabitants, Banská Bystrica is the sixth most populous municipality in Slovakia. The present-day town was founded by German settlers during the Middle Ages (as part of the ''Ostsiedlung''), however it was built upon a former Slavic/ Slovakian settlement. It obtained the municipal privileges of a free royal town of the Kingdom of Hungary in 1255. The copper mining town acquired its present picturesque look in the late Middle Ages when the prosperous burghers built its central churches, mansions, and fortifications. It is the capital of the ''kraj'' (more specifically Banská Bystrica Region) and the ''okres'' (Banská Bystrica District). It is also the home of Matej Bel University. As a historical t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
