JewishGen Hungarian Special Interest Group 2007 Report

Mission JewishGen's Hungarian Special Interest Group (H-SIG) is for those with Jewish roots in the area known as "greater Hungary" or pre-Trianon Hungary and covers all those areas that were part of Hungary before World War I. This includes all of present-day Hungary and Slovakia and lands that are now within Romania, the Ukraine, Austria, Croatia, Bosnia, and Serbia.

Leadership Vivian Kahn, Coordinator Carol Robinson, Research Coordinator and Acting Webmaster Alfred Klein, Treasurer

Project Coordinators 1848 CensusRobert Neu 1869 CensusMarelynn Zipser Other CensusErich Bloch Vital RecordsSam Schleman Holocaust MemorialsCarol Robinson

Activities H-SIG List-Serve Transcription projects to support the All Hungary Database Sponsoring IAJGS conference sessions H-SIG luncheon and annual business meeting

Accomplishments H-SIG is unique because all of our projects are accomplished by volunteers (rather than paid transcribers) We added over 200,000 new records to the AHD (135,544 Claims Conference Records) We updated the H-SIG website with new information.

All Hungary Database History Date Status 3/2003AHD published with 45,000 records 4/2004AHD 1 yr old with 140,000 records 3/2005AHD 2 yrs old with over 240,000 records 3/2006AHD 3 yrs old with over 350,000 records 7/2007AHD 4+ years old with over 550,000 records

All Hungary Database Census and Vital Records

Vital Records Projects

TOWNBIRTHSDEATHSMARRIAGES TOTALS Miskolc2500 Gyor Debrecen Kecskemet, Vol Kiskunfelegyhaza Encsencs Kisvarda Mandok Nagykallo Nyirbator Karasz Berczel, Vol. 1 & Mateszalka Tarcal Tokaj Tolcsva Budapest, Vols Homonna Galszecs Csege3500 Chopo Szinyer-varalji Szerencs (Missing Births)6500 TOTALS

All Hungary Database Holocaust Databases Holocaust Memorial Database Cluj Children Survivors Hungarian Jewish Survivors listed in a Hungarian Periodical Tîrgu Mureş Deportation and Ghetto Lists Hungarian Jewish KMSZ (Military Forced Laborer) List A List of Subotica Jews, Victims of the Fascist Occupation Győr Victims at Auschwitz Kisvárda, Hungary Records Before Deportation Claims Conference Records (records held in the Central Zionist Archives and Yad Vashem) Hungarian Jewish Survivors in Buchenwald

Holocaust Projects

All Hungary Database JOWBR - Hungary 19 cemeteries, 11,003 burials Bicske, Cigand, Dunaszerdahely, Eger, Györ, Kisvarda, Mad, Nagykanizsa, Nyireghaza, Pilis, Tatabanya, Tiszakerecseny, Varpalota, and Veszprem

All Hungary Database JOWBR - Slovakia 57 cemeteries, 13,658 burials, including: Benatina, Besa, Budkovce, Cachtice, Cana, Certizne, Chnminany, Dhle Klcovo, Dobra, Dubnik, Hriadky, Humenne, Jablon, Jastrabie, Kosice, Kolta, Komarno, Kurima, Ladomirova, Levoca, Lieskova, Lipany, Medzilaborce, Michalovce Stranany, Mliečno, Nizny Hrusov, Oborin, Presov, Priekopa, Remeniny, Ruban, Sabinov, Secovce, Sena, Siroke, Snina, Sobrance, Spisske Podhradie, Stara Lubovna, Statcin, Strekov, Stropkov, Tvrdosovce, Ubla, Velke Kapusany, Vitaz, Vojnice, Vranov nad Taplou, Zaluzice, Zborov, Zemplin, and Zemplinske Hradiste.

All Hungary Database JOWBR – Romania and Ukraine Transcarpathia (Ukraine) 12 cemeteries, 3,499 burials Chernotisov, Kalnik, Khust, Munkacs, Solotvina, Szelo Szolotva, Tur'ya Bystraya, Tychiv, and Vylok Transylvania (Romania) 3 cemeteries, 2,854 burial Seini, Sighet and Târgu-Mureş )

Expanded Projects More photographs of Holocaust memorials More photographs of cemeteries More ShtetLinks

H-SIG Changes & Needs New Research Coordinator A webmaster to redesign the website and keep it up-to-date More transcribers always welcome Ongoing financial support for JewishGen

Finances Current Balance Program Contributions$9, Expenses$3, Balance$6,347.89

H-SIG Fund Balances