Families Weisz and Felsenburg

Families Weisz and Felsenburg

The golden age of the jewry in Balassagyarmat was the era of the so called dualism, the Austro-Hungary Monarcy of Joseph Ferencz, between 1868 and 1918, when the monarchy was considered to be one of the leading political forces of the continent. The most prominent persons of this time period in Balassagyarmat were Salamon Weisz and Mór(itz) Felsenburg.
Salamon Wiesz was the leader of the faith commune for decades, and he was the owner of one of the biggest lordships in Hungary, despite the fact he haven't even had a hungarian ancestry. The other well-respected man, Mór(itz) Felsenburg, who later became related to Salamon Weisz, because his daughter married Salamon's son, was the leading liqueur and alcoholic beverage manufacturer of the area. Hereby we would like to express our gratitude for the pictures toward Annamaria Goldstein, who lives in the USA and in Columbia.
 

הרבני המופלא ומופלג בתורה וביראה שמו נודע בשערים

המפורסם ומהולל בהשבחות איש ירא אלקים מרבים

הנצחה? ב?ע?? ה??יש? בש?? ברו??

ובנעימה

פ"נ

בדרכי היראה קרוב לארבעים שנה הגביר כקשת?

מהו' ר' שלמה ליב ווייס זצ"ל

שר גדול היית בין אחיך

לעניים ודלים פתחת דלתי בתיך

מה טובו ביו אוהליך בית ועד לחכמים ימי חייך

הטובות שעשית לעמיך יבואו לקראתיך

יופ שכרך בא כי הלך לפניך צדקיך

היית עומד בפרץ לעדתיך בתוקף חכמתיך

ועמדת לנס משפחתיך וצאצאיך כ?מתיך

דבר טוב צמדת באחיך א??דיפ באמת?תיך

הה עטרת ראשינו עזבת לאנחות בניך ובנותיך

בוכים בלב נשבר אחריך

בא תלכו בדרך ד' היה תמיד אלינו דבריך

יקרים היו דבריך להחזיק שומרי הדת

שרית עם אנשים ותוכל כלם כאחת

ראש ופטאון עלית לנהל עם ד' בנחת

אין פרץ ואין צוחה יהי ברחבותינו

לא ישמע עוד קול שבר בחצותינו

וננחם אחריך קול מבשר בשמעינו

ביום זיין לחדש טבת

עלתה נשמתו הטהורה לשמימה ונספה ונקבר

בבכי ובאבל גדול בערב ש"ק

למחרתו ח' לחדש טבת

בשנת תרנ"א לפק

תנצבה

ושם אמו הצדקת מרים

The family picture of Simon Weisz, the son of Salamon

(around the early 1890's)

The persons on the picture are: (from left to right):

Standing in the first line -: Olga Marcali, Miklós Marcali, Artur Marcali, Gusztáv Marcali, Helen Marcali

Standing in the second line: Gizella Marcali

Those, who are sitting on chairs: Sarolta Weisz, Mária Felsenburg, the wife of Simon Weisz, Mor(itz) Felsenburg, Simon Weisz, Aranka Marcali. On the original version of the picture you could see Jako Fenyves too, who was a military officer, and  -according to the family- they had t cut him out of the picture due to security issues

Sitting in front:  Jenő Marcali, Ottó Marcali, Oszkár Weisz

About the family ties of Salamon Weisz

The sibling's of Salamon Weisz:

Samuel, David, József, Antonia ?(Doshna?)

1. Samuel Weisz married Antonia Herzfeld. Their children were: Olga Weisz, Ödön Varga, János Varga and Gyula Varga (three of the children changed their name to Varga from Weisz)

2. All the children of David Weisz changed their name to  David „Szegő”

3. The children of József Weisz: Vilmos, Emil, Margi(o)t, Regina, Berta, Etelka, Béla

4. Antonia (Doshna) Weisz married Berczeller (Wilmos) Wilhelm.

The first marriage of Salamon Weisz

Most likely Salamon Weisz married twice. His first wife was either called Leveleki or was from the village called Levelek.

Their children:

1. Simon Weisz had an estate in  (Nógrád?)Marcal, and he married Mária Felsenburg the daughter of Mór(itz) Felsenburg. All their 9 children -Gusztáv, Olga, Helen, Gizi, Ottó, Jenő, Aranka, Miklós, Artur- changed their names to "Marcali":

2. Salamon Weisz's son named Ödön (Ödi), died at age 18

The second marriage of Salamon Weisz

His ssecond wife was called Adele Weiszhaus.

Their children:

1. Miksa Weisz, his wife was Rozalia Sarolta

2. Margi(o)t Weisz, her husband was Jakob Szántó

3. Ignacz Weisz, his wife was from the Rosenberg family

4. Emil Weisz, his wife was called Terez Rosenzweig

5. Vilma Weisz, her husband was Salamon Krausz Huszti

6. Frigyes Weisz

Mor Felsenburg

His wife was Szali. They had 4 daughters: Helen (Lina),  Nancsi (her husband Hakler/Kallos …?), Pepi and Mária (the wife of Simon Weisz)

The Weisz and the Felsenburg family had connections with the Waldapfel,  Hahn, Gerő,

and Elfer  families.

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