Introduction

Bonyhad (46-17N18-31E) is a small town in Tolna County and listed 13 Jewish families in the 1746 Census. By 1802, there were 400 Jewish families and an impressive synagogue and yeshivah. The population of about 6,500 in 1930 consisted of about 15% Jews, the largest number of Jews in Tolna County. With the German occupation in 1944, 1,180 Jews were deported to Pecs and then to Auschwitz. All but 50 perished. In 1963, 4 Jewish families remain in Bonyhad.

1. Samuel¹ Zwieback;, son of Josef Zwieback and Wilhemine Singer, was born 28 Apr 1843 in Bonyhad, Tolna, Hungary; married Josefine Boehm, daughter of Salomon Boehm and Rosalie Breiskner, 27 Apr 1873 in Vienna, Austria; married Eleonore Grohs circa 1898 in Vienna, Austria; died 22 Jan 1929 in Maxingstrasse 72, Vienna 13, Austria, at age 85.

Josefine Boehm was born on 3 Mar 1846 in Eibenschuetz, Moravia. She died on 1 Jul 1897 in 13, Schillingergasse 4, Vienna, Austria, at age 51.

Children of Samuel¹ Zwieback and Josefine Boehm both born in Vienna, Austria, were as follows:

• + 2. i. Josef², born 20 May 1876; married Irene Greif.

• + 3. ii. Siegfried, born 13 Jul 1879; married Anna Nepomucki.

Eleonore Grohs was born in 1865 in Pecs, Baranya, Hungary. She died in 1923 in Vienna, Austria.

Children of Samuel¹ Zwieback and Eleonore Grohs were:

• + 4. i. Eugen Albert², born 9 Jan 1900 in Vienna, Austria; married Emilie (Lily) Reif.

2. Josef² Zwieback (Samuel¹); born 20 May 1876 in Vienna, Austria; married Irene Greif 6 Nov 1900 in Vienna, Austria; died 2 Nov 1927 in Bernbrunngasse 53, Vienna 13, Austria, at age 51.

Irene Greif was born on 23 Aug 1877 in Sarkad, Nagykun Szolnok, Hungary. She died in 1943 in Lublin, Poland.

Children of Josef² Zwieback and Irene Greif both born in Vienna, Austria, were as follows:

• 5. i. Mary Josefine³; born 12 Mar 1906; died 1943 in in the Holocaust, Lublin, Poland.

• 6. ii. Otto; born Apr 1914; died Jan 1971 in Voralberg, Austria, at age 56.

Anna Nepomucki was born on 24 Feb 1886 in Vienna, Austria. She died on 8 Sep 1965 in Vienna, Austria, at age 79.

Children of Siegfried² Zwieback and Anna Nepomucki both born in Vienna, Austria, are as follows:

• + 7. i. Lucy³ is still living.

• + 8. ii. Georg is still living.

  

Emilie (Lily) Reif was born on 22 Jul 1899 in Czernowitz, Czech Republic. She died on 31 Jan 1981 in Hampstead, London, England, at age 81.

Children of Eugen Albert² Zwieback and Emilie (Lily) Reif are:

• + 9. i. Renate Magdalena³ is still living.

7. Lucy³ Zwieback (Siegfried², Samuel¹) is still living.

Johann Forstner was born on 19 Jun 1921 in Stockerau, Noe, Austria. He died in Oct 2001 in Austria at age 80.

Children of Lucy³ Zwieback and Johann Forstner are:

• + 10. i. Elisabeth⁴ is still living.

Brunhilde Schroepfer is still living.

Children of Georg³ Zwieback and Brunhilde Schroepfer are:

• + 11. i. Gertrude⁴ is still living.

  

Boris Frank Trainin was born on 10 Oct 1906 in London, England. He died on 6 Jun 1984 at age 77.

Children of Renate Magdalena³ Zwieback and Boris Frank Trainin are as follows:

• 12. i. Peter A.⁴ is still living.

• 13. ii. John E. Torquil is still living.

10. Elisabeth⁴ Forstner (Lucy³Zwieback, Siegfried², Samuel¹) is still living.

Peter Hoffmann is still living.

Children of Elisabeth⁴ Forstner and Peter Hoffmann are:

• 14. i. Philipp⁵ is still living.

Children of Gertrude⁴ Zwieback are:

• 15. i. Simon Georg⁵ is still living.

  

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