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JewishGen Hungarian Special Interest Group. 2007 Report. Mission.
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JewishGenHungarian 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 vkahn@kmort.com Carol Robinson, Research Coordinator and Acting Webmaster caroljr@alamedanet.net Alfred Klein, Treasurer alfredklein@hotmail.com
Activities • H-SIG List-Serve • Transcription projects to support the All Hungary Database • Sponsoring IAJGS conference sessions • H-SIG luncheon and annual business meeting
2006 -2007 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 DatabaseHolocaust 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
All Hungary DatabaseJOWBR - Hungary 19 cemeteries, 11,003 burials Bicske, Cigand, Dunaszerdahely, Eger, Györ, Kisvarda, Mad, Nagykanizsa, Nyireghaza, Pilis, Tatabanya, Tiszakerecseny, Varpalota, and Veszprem
All Hungary DatabaseJOWBR - 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 DatabaseJOWBR –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 )
More photographs of Holocaust memorials More photographs of cemeteries More ShtetLinks Expanded Projects
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 $9,558.50 Expenses $3,210.61 Balance $6,347.89