Vámospércs Religious


~ Religious Life ~

Vámospércs was under the jurisdiction of the nearby Hajdúsámson Rabbinate.
By 1941 Vámospércs had a synagogue, a mikvah, and a public school.
While Vámospércs had only a lay leader, a Rabbi was invited to officiate for High Holiday services.



Former site of the Vámospércs synagogue and mikvah
( today a barber shop and an open field )

Site view I
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Site view II
Copyright ©2009 Zsolt KISS, Romania



~ Vámospércs Cemetery ~
Photo: Copyright ©2009 by ?????

Jewish families that lived in Vámospércs used the nearby cemetery as the final resting place for their loved ones.
Translations of the tombstones are provided.




~ General Map of Vámospércs c. 1941 ~
Map: Copyright ©2009 by Marshall J. KATZ




~ Satellite view of the cemetery ~

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47°31'48.78"N 21°53'37.77"E

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~ Cemetery Views ~

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Cemetery gate I
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Cemetery gate II
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Cemetery view
Copyright ©2009 Bela and Eszter KISS, Romania



~ The Rabbis of Vámospércs ~

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[ d. = died ]



Rabbi Tsvi ben Avraham Chaim
d. 13 Adar II 5695
(18 March 1935)


View I
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View II
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~ Tombstones ~
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Vamospercs-stone-01
Eliezer Lipman ben Yakov ROSENFELD
d. Second day Succos 5613
(1852)

Eliezer Lipman ben Yakov ROSENFELD
d. Second day Succos 5613
(1852)
Vamospercs-stone-02
The young man Asher ben Yeshaya Arye GOLDNER
d. 17 Elul 5680
(1920)

The young man Asher ben Yeshaya Arye GOLDNER
d. 17 Elul 5680
(1920)
Vamospercs-stone-03
Pinchas ben Yechiel HaKohen GELBERGER
d. 15 Cheshvan 5669
(9 November 1908)

Pinchas ben Yechiel HaKohen GELBERGER
d. 15 Cheshvan 5669
(9 November 1908)
Vamospercs-stone-04
Avrhom Avish ben Menashe ROSENFELDER
d. 6 Shevat 5699
(26 January 1939)

Avrhom Avish ben Menashe ROSENFELDER
d. 6 Shevat 5699
(26 January 1939)
Vamospercs-stone-05
Simon WEISZ
d. 5690-91
(1930)

Simon WEISZ
d. 5690-91
(1930)
Vamospercs-stone-06
Etelka (née ROSENFELD) BLAU
d. 5688-89
(1928)

Etelka (née ROSENFELD) BLAU
d. 5688-89
(1928)
Vamospercs-stone-07
Chaim Yaakov UNKNOWN
d. at age 14
(illegible)

Chaim Yaakov UNKNOWN
d. at age 14
(illegible)
Vamospercs-stone-08
Naftali Zvi ben Yitschok Yechiel
d. 21 Av 5661
(6 August 1901)

Naftali Zvi ben Yitschok Yechiel
d. 21 Av 5661
(6 August 1901)
Vamospercs-stone-09
Ephraim ben Shlomo Elimelech SHWARTZ
d. illegible
(illegible)

Ephraim ben Shlomo Elimelech SHWARTZ
d. illegible
(illegible)
Vamospercs-stone-10
Samuel and Leni (née FEKETE) KRAUSZ
d. 5682-83 / 5697-98
(1922 / 1937)

Samuel and Leni (née FEKETE) KRAUSZ
d. 5682-83 / 5697-98
(1922 / 1937)
Vamospercs-stone-11
Regina (née MEISELS) wife of David FULOP
d. 15 Cheshvan 5644
(15 November 1883)

Regina (née MEISELS) wife of David FULOP
d. 15 Cheshvan 5644
(15 November 1883)
Vamospercs-stone-12
Moshe (Már) ROSENFELD
d. 12 Kislev 5683
(2 December 1922)

Moshe (Már) ROSENFELD
d. 12 Kislev 5683
(2 December 1922)
Vamospercs-stone-13
Devorah bat Menachem wife of Josef ROSENFELD
d. 23 Nisan 5686
(7 April 1926)

Devorah bat Menachem wife of Josef ROSENFELD
d. 23 Nisan 5686
(7 April 1926)
Vamospercs-stone-14
Miriam bat Dov K'Z wife of Meyer SPITZ
d. 29 Tamuz 5640
(8 July 1880)

Miriam bat Dov K'Z wife of Meyer SPITZ
d. 29 Tamuz 5640
(8 July 1880)
Vamospercs-stone-15
Miriam bat Zvi ROSENFELD
d. 1 Adar 5668
(3 February 1908)

Miriam bat Zvi ROSENFELD
d. 1 Adar 5668
(3 February 1908)
Vamospercs-stone-16
Shiendel bat Yosef Kellner and wife of Moshe (Mór) ROSENFELD
d. 12 Hesvan 5680
(5 November 1919)

Shiendel bat Yosef Kellner and wife of Moshe (Mór) ROSENFELD
d. 12 Hesvan 5680
(5 November 1919)
Vamospercs-stone-17
Malka bas Yehuda
d. 10 Chesvan 5635
(21 October 1874)

Malka bas Yehuda
d. 10 Chesvan 5635
(21 October 1874)
Vamospercs-stone-18
Berta GELBERGER
d. illegible
(illegible)

Berta GELBERGER
d. illegible
(illegible)
Vamospercs-stone-19
Roza Rahel bat Azriel GELBERGER HaKohen wife of Emanuel VASS
d. 21 Av 5634
(4 Auguust 1874)

Roza Rahel bat Azriel GELBERGER HaKohen wife of Emanuel VASS
d. 21 Av 5634
(4 Auguust 1874)
Vamospercs-stone-20
Zippora bas Ezriel
d. 19 Iyyar 5632
(27 May 1872)

Zippora bas Ezriel
d. 19 Iyyar 5632
(27 May 1872)
Vamospercs-stone-21
Dov ben HaChover Ezriel HaKohen GELBERGER
d. illegible
(illegible)

Dov ben HaChover Ezriel HaKohen GELBERGER
d. illegible
(illegible)
Vamospercs-stone-22
Bernath GELBERGER from Martonfalva
d. 5660
(1900-01)

Bernath GELBERGER from Martonfalva
d. 5660
(1900-01)
Vamospercs-stone-23
Leopold Eliezer Lipman GROSZ
d. 5701-02
(1941)

Leopold Eliezer Lipman GROSZ
d. 5701-02
(1941)
Vamospercs-stone-24
Freida bas Moshe
d. 23 Nissan 5635
(1875)

Freida bas Moshe
d. 23 Nissan 5635
(1875)
Vamospercs-stone-25
Sándor ENGEL
d. 5685-86
(1925)

Sándor ENGEL
d. 5685-86
(1925)
Vamospercs-stone-26
Shimson eliezer ben Benzion Engel
d. Av 5685
(1925)

Shimson eliezer ben Benzion Engel
d. Av 5685
(1925)
Vamospercs-stone-27
Aron Yuda ben Nachum Shwartz
d. Sivan 5671
(1921)

Aron Yuda ben Nachum Shwartz
d. Sivan 5671
(1921)
Vamospercs-stone-28
Ezriel ben Pinchas HaKohen Gelberger
d. 19 Shevat 5699
(8 February 1939)

Ezriel ben Pinchas HaKohen Gelberger
d. 19 Shevat 5699
(8 February 1939)
Vamospercs-stone-29
Rivka bas Yosef
d. illegible
(illegible)

Rivka bas Yosef
d. illegible
(illegible)
Vamospercs-stone-30
Benzion Engel
d. 6 Kislev 5696
(2 December 1935)

Benzion Engel
d. 6 Kislev 5696
(2 December 1935)
Vamospercs-stone-31
Shalom ben Shlomo Zalman
d. 25 Adar 1 5687
(27 February 1927)

Shalom ben Shlomo Zalman
d. 25 Adar 1 5687
(27 February 1927)
Vamospercs-stone-32
Moshe ben Yosef WEISS
d. Sivan 5684
(1924)

Moshe ben Yosef WEISS
d. Sivan 5684
(1924)
Vamospercs-stone-33
The bochur Hilel Laszlo ben Avraham Abish ROSENFELD
d. 5685-86
(1925)

The bochur Hilel Laszlo ben Avraham Abish ROSENFELD
d. 5685-86
(1925)
Vamospercs-stone-34
Gitel bas Shalom wife of Benzion ENGEL
d. 23 Av 5666
(14 August 1906)

Gitel bas Shalom wife of Benzion ENGEL
d. 23 Av 5666
(14 August 1906)
Vamospercs-stone-35
Yosef ben Menashe ROSENFELD
d. illegible
(illegible)

Yosef ben Menashe ROSENFELD
d. illegible
(illegible)
Vamospercs-stone-36
Devora bas Menachem ROSENFELD wife of Josef FEHER
d. 23 Nissan 5687
(25 April 1927)

Devora bas Menachem ROSENFELD wife of Josef FEHER
d. 23 Nissan 5687
(25 April 1927)
Vamospercs-stone-37
Asher/Anshel Antal MEZEI
d. 23 Adar 5659
(5 March 1899)

Asher/Anshel Antal MEZEI
d. 23 Adar 5659
(5 March 1899)
Vamospercs-stone-38
David ben Yaakov
d. 5679
(1919)

David ben Yaakov
d. 5679
(1919)
Vamospercs-stone-39
Mordechai Tzvi
d. illegible
(illegible)

Mordechai Tzvi
d. illegible
(illegible)
Vamospercs-stone-40
Leah bat Yaakov
d. ___ Tevet ___
(1929)

Leah bat Yaakov
d. ___ Tevet ___
(1929)
Vamospercs-stone-41
Shiendel bas Yosef Kohler wife of Moshe ROSENFELD
d. 4 Cheshvan 5675
(24 October 1914)

Shiendel bas Yosef Kohler wife of Moshe ROSENFELD
d. 4 Cheshvan 5675
(24 October 1914)
Vamospercs-stone-42
Sarika ROSENFELD
d. 12 Cheshvan 5677
(8 November 1916)

Sarika ROSENFELD
d. 12 Cheshvan 5677
(8 November 1916)
Vamospercs-stone-43
Roza GELBERGER wife of Emanuel VASS
d. 21 Av 5634
(3 September 1874)

Roza GELBERGER wife of Emanuel VASS
d. 21 Av 5634
(3 September 1874)
Vamospercs-stone-44
Freidl Flora bat Zvi ROSENFELD wife of Laszlo LERNER
d. illegible
(illegible)

Freidl Flora bat Zvi ROSENFELD wife of Laszlo LERNER
d. illegible
(illegible)


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Created by:
Marshall J. KATZ, USA
Compiled by:
Eugene KATZ, USA
with assistance from
Ferenc KOLESZAR, Hungary
Ari TESLER, Belgium
Amos Israel ZEZMER, France and the following
JewishGen members/descendants and
contributors of Vámospércs Jewish families:


Eugene KATZ, USA
Alex MILLER, USA


Updated: 23 August 2020

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