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The Jewish Community of Almosd

Almosd

A village in the Bihar district, eastern Hungary.

Jews began to settle in the village in 1770, but in 1840, when Jews were permitted to live in towns, many left the village. Most of the Jews were peddlers.

In 1830 there were already a synagogue and cemetery; also a women's society and heder.

In 1938 there were 83 Jews in the village; in 1830 there were 227.


The Holocaust Period

In 1938, after the publication of discriminatory laws, which aimed at limiting Jewish participation in the economic and cultural fields, several Jews lost their means of livelihood; the young people were taken for forced labor. They worked on fortifications and in services together with other Hungarian citizens whom the authorities did not want to join the armed forces. The majority perished.
In 1944, after the German occupation, the Jews were sent to the Nagyvarad ghetto, where all the Jews of the district were concentrated. After a few weeks they were transported to Auschwitz.

After the war only a few individuals returned. Communal life was not renewed, and since 1950 there have been no Jews in the village.

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The Jewish Community of Almosd

Almosd

A village in the Bihar district, eastern Hungary.

Jews began to settle in the village in 1770, but in 1840, when Jews were permitted to live in towns, many left the village. Most of the Jews were peddlers.

In 1830 there were already a synagogue and cemetery; also a women's society and heder.

In 1938 there were 83 Jews in the village; in 1830 there were 227.


The Holocaust Period

In 1938, after the publication of discriminatory laws, which aimed at limiting Jewish participation in the economic and cultural fields, several Jews lost their means of livelihood; the young people were taken for forced labor. They worked on fortifications and in services together with other Hungarian citizens whom the authorities did not want to join the armed forces. The majority perished.
In 1944, after the German occupation, the Jews were sent to the Nagyvarad ghetto, where all the Jews of the district were concentrated. After a few weeks they were transported to Auschwitz.

After the war only a few individuals returned. Communal life was not renewed, and since 1950 there have been no Jews in the village.

Written by researchers of ANU Museum of the Jewish People