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Újfehértó
Újfehértó (Yiddish, ) is a small town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. History By 1920, the Jewish population had reached 1,303 people, 11% of the total population. On 17 May 1944, the 400 Jewish families living in the village were deported to Auschwitz via Nyirjes and Sima. Twin towns – sister cities Újfehértó is Sister city, twinned with: * Braniștea, Bistrița-Năsăud, Braniștea, Romania * Cherechiu, Romania * Doberdò del Lago, Italy * Berehove Raion#Administrative division, Hut, Ukraine * Váhovce, Slovakia * Gmina Żarów, Żarów, Poland Notable people *András Toma (1925–2004), probably the last prisoner of war (1945–2000) from the World War II to be repatriated *Erika Marozsán (born 1972), actress *János Marozsán (born in 1965), footballer *Gábor Péter (1906–1993), Communist politician and secret police leader *Teitelbaum family of Satmar Hasidic rabbis (see Moshe Teitelbaum (Satmar)) *Hun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gábor Péter
Gábor Péter (born Benjámin Eisenberger; 14 May 1906 in Újfehértó – 23 January 1993 in Budapest) was a Hungarian Communism, communist politician. Between 1945 and 1952 he was chief of the State Protection Authority (''Államvédelmi Hatóság'', ÁVH), and as such responsible for much brutality and many political purges. Early life Péter was born Benjamin Eisenberger to Péter Eisenberger, a Jewish tailor, and Róza Meczner, in Újfehértó, Hungary. Originally employed as a tailor, he took part in the labour movement from the early 1920s, and joined the Hungarian Communist Party in 1931. During the 1930s, Péter was active in the Hungarian section of the International Red Aid and as a trade union organizer. At this time he was also a lover of Litzi Friedmann, the future first wife of Kim Philby, a member of the Cambridge Five. Career In January 1945, Péter was appointed as leader of the Budapest Department of the State Political Police (PRO), the Hungarian secret polic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
András Toma
András Toma (5 December 1925 – 30 March 2004) was a Hungarian soldier taken prisoner by the Red Army in 1944, then discovered living in a Russian psychiatric hospital in 2000. He was most likely the last prisoner of war from the Second World War to be repatriated. Because Toma never learned Russian and nobody at the hospital spoke Hungarian, he had apparently not had a single conversation in over 50 years, a situation of great interest for the fields of psychiatry and psycholinguistics. Early life Toma was born in 1925, in the village of Újfehértó, Hungary. He lived in the hamlet of Sulyánbokor, near Nyíregyháza, where he worked as a blacksmith's apprentice. He had two younger half-siblings through his father, a brother named János and a sister named Anna, who were 12 and 18 years younger than him, respectively. Military service He was drafted into the Royal Hungarian Army in October 1944, during WWII, and he served in an artillery regiment. Later that year, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moshe Teitelbaum (Satmar)
Moshe (Moses) Teitelbaum (; November 17, 1914 – April 24, 2006) was a Hasidic rebbe and the world leader of the Satmar Hasidim. Early life Moshe Teitelbaum was born on November 17, 1914, in Újfehértó, Hungary. He was the second son of Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum, author of ''Atzei Chaim'', the previous Sigheter Rebbe. His mother, Bracha Sima, hailed from the prominent Halbershtam family. Moshe and his older brother, Yekusiel Yehuda Teitelbaum, were orphaned in 1926, when they were eleven and fourteen, respectively. Moshe was raised by family friends and relatives, including his uncle, Joel Teitelbaum, and his grandfather, Rabbi Shulem Eliezer Halberstam of Ratzfert.פתגמין קדישין תכ"ג Teitelbaum received rabbinical ordination, and was appointed dean of the Karacscka yeshiva. In 1936, Teitelbaum married Leah Meir, daughter of Rabbi Hanoch Heinoch Meir of Karecska. In 1939, he became the rabbi of Senta, Yugoslavia (now Serbia). In late spring 1944, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
János Marozsán
János Marozsán (born 13 May 1965) is a Hungarian footballer. He is the father of footballer Dzsenifer Marozsán Dzsenifer Marozsán (; born 18 April 1992) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder (association football), midfielder for French club Olympique Lyonnais Féminin, Lyon. She previously played for 1. FC Saarbr .... References External links * * 1965 births Living people People from Újfehértó Hungarian men's footballers BFC Siófok players Budapest Honvéd FC players Budapesti VSC footballers Pécsi MFC players 1. FC Saarbrücken players Hungarian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Men's association football midfielders Hungary men's international footballers Footballers from Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erika Marozsán
Erika Marozsán (born 3 August 1972) is a Hungarian actress. Career Marozsán learned to play the piano as a child. She graduated from the Budapest Academy of Drama and Film in 1995 and then became a member of ''Új Színház'' ("New Theatre") in Budapest. Her first movie appearance was in the hit Hungarian film, " Béketárgyalás, avagy az évszázad csütörtökig tart" ("''Peace negotiations – This century lasts until Thursday''"), released in 1989. She has played primarily in Hungarian films, but also appeared on the Cinemax hit action thriller, ''Sniper 2'', with Tom Berenger and Bokeem Woodbine, as well as ''Gloomy Sunday'' and ''One Day Crossing'', which was nominated for an Oscar in 2001. Selected filmography * Bukfenc (1993) * Kismadár (1993) * '' The Wondrous Voyage of Kornel Esti'' (1995) * Szökés (1997) * '' Pannon töredék'' (1998) * Országalma (1998) * Cukorkékség (1999) * ''Gloomy Sunday'' (1999) * Valaki Kopog /TV Series/ (2000) * Lárá (2000) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Żarów
__NOTOC__ Gmina Żarów is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Żarów, which lies approximately north-east of Świdnica, and south-west of the regional capital Wrocław. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 12,412). Neighbouring gminas Gmina Żarów is bordered by the gminas of Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska, Jaworzyna Śląska, Gmina Kostomłoty, Kostomłoty, Gmina Marcinowice, Marcinowice, Gmina Mietków, Mietków, Gmina Strzegom, Strzegom, Gmina Świdnica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Świdnica and Gmina Udanin, Udanin. Villages Apart from the town of Żarów, the gmina contains the villages of Bożanów, Buków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Buków, Gołaszyce, Imbramowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Imbramowice, Kalno, Kruków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Kruków, Łażany, Marcinowiczki, Mielęcin, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Mielęcin, Miko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doberdò Del Lago
Doberdò del Lago (; Venetian language#Regional variants, Bisiacco: ; ) is a (municipality) in the Province of Gorizia, Regional decentralization entity of Gorizia in the Italy, Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about southwest of Gorizia, and borders the following municipalities: Duino-Aurisina, Fogliano Redipuglia, Komen (Slovenia), Miren-Kostanjevica (Slovenia), Monfalcone, Ronchi dei Legionari, Sagrado and Savogna d'Isonzo. It is located in the westernmost part of the Karst Plateau. It is inhabited mostly by Slovenes. Before World War I, Slovene-speakers comprised almost the totality (around 99%) of the population. In the 1971 census, 96% of the inhabitants were Slovene-speaking. Since then, the number of Slovenes has slightly fallen, mostly due to the increased immigration of Italian speakers from neighboring towns of Monfalcone and Ronchi dei Legionari. Today, an estimated 86% of the inhabitants belong to the Slovenes in Italy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countries Of The World
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Váhovce
Váhovce () is a village and municipality in Galanta District of the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia. Geography The municipality lies at an elevation of 130 metres and covers an area of 15.975 km². It has a population of about 2070 people. History In the 9th century, the territory of Váhovce became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In history, historical records the village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ... was first mentioned in 1259. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Váhovce was part of Pozsony County. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Váhovce once more b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places In Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and plants, and has specific uses within such fields as ecology and genetics. Etymology The word ''population'' is derived from the Late Latin ''populatio'' (a people, a multitude), which itself is derived from the Latin word ''populus'' (a people). Use of the term Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined feature in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species which inhabit the same geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where interbreeding is possible between any opposite-sex pair within the area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
