Jewish Families from Malčice, Slovakia (Málcza, Zemplén, Hungary)

This project seeks to assemble the information available from primary and secondary sources to reconstruct the Jewish community of Malčice, Slovakia, formerly Málca and Málcza, Zemplén megye, Hungary.

Malčice is a village and municipality in Michalovce District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. Historical historical records first mention the village in 1274 (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcice).

The current estimated population stands at 1,400. The Jewish community maintained its vital records in Michalovce. The Jewish vital records for Michalovce for 1841-1876 survive in the Hungarian Archive in Sátoraljaújhely (indexed on JewishGen). A partial reconstruction of the families from 1877-1895 is possible through records that survive from elsewhere in Hungary and Slovakia, due to family migrations.

Jewish population estimates follow:

• c.1833: 69 (J. C. von Thiele, Das Königreich Ungarn: Ein topograph.-hist.-statistisches Rundgemälde, d. Ganze dieses Landes in mehr denn 12,400 Artikeln umfassend, Volume 3. Theile, 1833)
• 1869: 128 (count of Jews in extant 1869 census records)
• 1877: 127 (Census)

The Jewish cemetery near the village is overgrown and has three surviving gravestones visible, with only the one of Abraham Lefkovits legible as of 2006.

(עברית) "מלצ'יצה" הינה כפר במחוז מיכלאובצה (נאגי-מיהלי בהונגרית) שבאזור קושיצה בסלובקיה.. אוכלוסיית הכפר מונה כ1,400 תושבים. ניתן למצוא בית קברות יהודי בסמוך לכפר....

1811/1812 Census

"Adalekok Zemplen Megye Tortenetehez" article by Dr Izidor Goldberg from "Other Hungarian Census Records, 1770-1850" on JewishGen.org

• BENJAMINOVITS, Benjamin
• BENJAMINOVITS, David
• DAVIDOVITS, Mosko
• ISAKOVITS, Jos.
• JAKOBOVITS, David
• KRIEGER, Abr.
• LEFKOVITS, Jos.
• MARKOVITS, Fran.
• MOSKOVITS, Abr.
• MOSKOVITS, Leiba
• SALAMON, David

1828 Property Tax Census

(LDS Microfilm 623190 as transcribed on JewishGen)

Three entries, numbers 36-38

• 36 MOSKO, Veltsko or VELTSKO, Mosko
• 37 PERHATS, Abr.
• 38 KLEIN, Itzko

1838 Conscriptio Judaeorum

• 728 Herman, Moises
• 729 Neuman, Figdor
• 730 Klein, Abraham
• 731 Burger, Jankesz
• 732 Mivton, Leizer
• 733 Lejba, Jakub
• 734 Bran, Moises (probably the same as Mosko Brun)

1848 Hungarian Census (Conscriptio Judaeorum)

The 1848 Census for Zemplen megye has not been located but references to individuls from Malcza can be found in records for other counties including the following in record in the Census for Ung megye (LDS Microfilm 719826);

Berkovits, Jakob (born circa 1812 in Malcza), living with his family in Petotz?, Ung (location doesn't seem to be correct; Suggest that it may be Petrocz, Ung (Ungpeteri/Ungpetroc), which is now Petrovce, Slovakia, northeast of Uzhhorod.)

Jewish Heads of Household in the 1869 Hungarian Census (Népszámlálás Zemplén megye)

(Source: LDS Microfilm 722739#2; partially transcribed on Jewishgen.org, but the transcription lacks the places of birth and accents)

Name (Birth Year), House Number/Family

• Blei, Jakob (1838), 58/I
• Blei, Markusz (1820), 31/I
• Blei, Moricz (1817), 58/I (living with family of son, Jakob Blei)
• Borgenfeld, Samu (1836), 50/VI
• Edelstein, Abrahám (1832), 51/I
• Fried, Salamon (1831), 58/2
• Friedman, Levi (1829), 62/2
• Grósz, Hersko (1822), 22/I
• Grünfeld, Abrahám (1803), 31/V
• Grünvald, Háim (1818), 36/II
• Jakubovics, Mend (1824), 66/II
• Klein, Adolf (1836), 60/2
• Klein, Hersko (1810), 60/I
• Kremer, Majer (1805), 18/III (living with family of his son-in-law, Samu Lefkovics)
• Lefkovics, Abrahám (1827), 44
• Lefkovics, Ignácz (1831),10 & 11/I
• Lefkovics, Jószef (1810), 33
• Lefkovics, Leopold (1837), 101
• Lefkovics, Levi (1829), 52
• Lefkovics, Nathán (1832), 39
• Lefkovics, Samu (1839), 18/III
• Lefkovics, Zselmán (1815), 20/I
• Neuman, Móric (1836), 51/II
• Schvarcz, Vilmós (1823), 49/II

Muster rolls from the Nagy-Mihály military district of Hungary, now Michalovce, Czechoslovakia. 1873-1888, births of 1851-1868.

Nagy-Mihály. Hadkiegészítő Parancsnokság, Katonai nyilvántartási jegyzék, 1873-1888. Family History Library films 629842, 629843, and 629844. This source has some muster records for males born in 1851-1868, some of whom do not appear in the 1869 Census. The birth years for those in the 1869 census in some cases vary slightly from the birth dates in the census records.

Michalovce Muster (1879-1883) from Film 629843

• Fried, Jakab, b. Malcza 1860 to Salamon and Liebe Neuvoner (1880/17), (1882/92)
• Fried/Frid, Markus, b. Malcza 1858 to Salamon and Liba (1879/3), (1879/57), (1880/89)
• Fried, Natzanel/Natzamel?, b. Malcza 1858 to Salamon and Libe (1879/78), (1880/105)
• Friedman, Mayer/Majer, b. Malcza 1858 to Löwy/Lovi and Minka (1879/63), (1880/93)
• Grünwald, Bérnat, b. Malcza 1862 to Chaim Grünwald and Hinda Gross (1883/78)
• Lefkovics, Aron, b. Malcza 1858, to Nathan and Chava (1880/94)
• Lefkovics, Jacab, b. Malcza 1862, to Nathan and Chava (1883/18)
• Lefkovics, Kálman, b. Malcza 1862 to Ignac Lefkovics and Rézi Weinberger (1882/23), (1883/71)

Families that either do not connect to the 1869 Census or do not have evidence in surviving vital records

Some families that appear in the vital records do not appear to connect to the 1869 Census. Others are later and appear in Holocaust sources, immigration records and other sources, but do not link to the vital records or the 1869 Census. [This is a work in progress. Many others also have profiles associated with this project.]

• Lefkovics, Aron (before 1825) and Blima
• Lefkovic, Moric (1885) and Anna Schön (1890)
• Lefkowitz, Nathan (c. 1871)
• Lefkowitz, Samuel (c. 1871)
• Schönwirt, Bernat and Ilka Lefkovits Schönwirt (both before 1859)
• Weiss, Rabbi Aron, (10 August 1881, "Malca," Czechoslovakia).

Czechoslovak Population Census (1930)

Please note that the birth dates in this source are sometimes off a bit. 225 individuals as of 2025/02/21

• [Mór Altman Altman, Mór (1879 Füzesgyarmat - ); married to Altman, Rózsi (1882 Malcice - ); Velke Kapusany 304/1
• Atlasz, Vojtech (1892 Slovenske Raslavice - ); married to Atlasz, Janka (1904 Malcice - ); Kosice 1454-1455/16
• Bandler, Leopold (1900 Spisske Podhradie - ); Malcice 61/1
• Bleier, Jakob (1881 Malcice - ); Malcice 160/1
• Eichenbaum, Emanuel (1872 Malcice - ); Michalovce 954/2
• Eichenbaum, Henrik (1878 Malcice - ); Michalovce 1051/1
• Engel (Lefkovic), Hani (1866 Malcice - c. 1942); Malcice 105/1; married 1892, widowed 1920; Malcice 105/1
• Engel, Lajos (1894 Malcice - ); Nove Zamky 1157/1
• Fridman, Abraham (1870 Satoraljaujhely - ); husband of Lefkovic, Terezia (1871 Malcice - ); married 1898; Malcice 81/1
• Glück, Emil (1905 Markovce - ); married 1930 to Glück (NN), Magda (1904 Malcice - ); Markovce 99/1
• Goldberger, Izrael (1890 Seredne - ); husband of Eichenbaum Olga (1887 Malcice -); Michalovce 479/4
• Grünvald, Julia (1854 Malcice ); widow; Moravany 47/1
• Klein, Abraham (1855 Kopcany -); husband of Klein (NN), Cecilia (1858 Malcice - ); married 1898; Kopcany 38/1
• Klein, Jozef (1884 Malcice - 1942 Majdanek); Malcice 93/1
• Klein, Jozef (1896 Michalovce - ); husband of NN, Dobra (1895 Malcice - ); married 1920; Michalovce 907d/4
• Lefkovic, Anna (1890 Malice - ); married 1917, widowed 1926; Malcice 1002/6
• Lefkovic (Majer), Leni (1870 Malcice - ); married 1890; widowed 1930; Suche 100/2
• Lefkovic, Matias (1884 Malcice - 1944 Banská Bystrica); son-in-law of Schönbrunn Mina; Michalovce 13/1
• Moskovic (NN), Hani (1867 Malcice ); married 1890, widowed 1927; Oborin 62/1
• Neuman, Samuel (1866 Zamutov - ); Malcice 58/1
• Rosenberg, Armin (1859 Sol - ); Malcice 82/1
• Rosenberg, Heinrich (1889 Malcice - 1944 Auschwitz); Gelnica 156/1
• Rosenberg, Josef (1896 Malcice - ); Velke Ida 243/1
• Rosenberg, Ludevit (1886 Malcice - ); Kosice 177-179/7
• Rosenberg, Mor (1896 Malcice - 1944 Auschwitz); Moldava nad Bodvou 133/1
• Roth, Leopold (1882 Abaujszanto - ); husband of Roth, Sarolta (1880 Malcice - ); Kosice 413-416/1
• Rubin, Viliam (1858 Rad - ); Malcice 82/1
• Schön, Henrich (1865 Banovce nad Ondavou - ); husband of Lefkovits, Linka (1872 Malcice - ); married 1895; Malcice 101/1
• Scheibner, Ludvik (1869 Malcice - ); Banovce nad Bebravou 93/3
• Schönbrunn, Mina (1866 Humenne - ); (Mila in widow of Leopold, married 1884, widowed 1924; Michalovce 13/1
• Weis (Mohr), Berta (1865 Malcice - ); Budkovce 118/2

Holocaust

This project lists the known Holocaust victims and survivors and also attempts to document their families and connect them to the existing vital records where possible. Some of them actually appear to be people from Melčice-Lieskové (Melcice), Malcov, Slovakia or another Malčice in Czechia, rather than Malčice, Slovakia.

1. Bandler, Leopold (1900)
2. Berkovic, Iglodi (1877)
3. Bleier, Anna Grossmann (1885 Josa - ) resident of Malčice, deported to Lublin region May 6, 1942
4. Bleier, Jakob (1881) resident of Malčice, deported to Lublin region May 6, 1942
5. Bleier, Mikulas (1917) from Markovce. Lived in Malčice during the war.
6. Engel, Ármin (1908)
7. Engel, Anna (Hani) (1866 Malcice - c. 1942)]: resident of Budkovce, deported to Lublin, May 6, 1942
8. Engel, Lazar/Lajos (1894 Malcice -1945 Dachau) (not enough to determine parents)
9. Engel, Vojtech (1935) son of Armin and Elza
10. Engel (Weisz), Elza (1912 - c. 1942): Husband of Armin; Deported to Lublin, May 6, 1942
11. Feder, David (1896)
12. Feder, Linka (1893)
13. Feder, Herman (1926)
14. Fischer, Helena Lefkovits (1908)
15. Fischer, Josef (c. 1906)
16. Fischer, Marika (c. 1931)
17. Friedmann, Armin (1892)
18. Friedmann (Lefkovics), Terezia (1871 Malcice - Holocaust)
19. Goldberger, Olga (1885)
20. Izkovits, Matilda (1932)
21. Keletiova, Vilma (1917 Malcice - 1942 Auschwitz); deported from Zelina
22. Klein, Alfred (1924)
23. Klein, Alica/Eliza (1936)
24. Klein, Dora/Deborah (1906)
25. Klein, Josef (1888)
26. Klein, Jozsef (1919)
27. Klein, Josefine Engel (1888)
28. Klein, Katarine (1922)
29. Kraus, Rozalia (1888)
30. Lebovic, Armin (1877 Malcice - c. 1942 Poland); entrepreneur
31. Lebovic, Leopold (1892)
32. Lebovic (NN), Berta (1900 Malcice - c. 1942 Poland); housewife
33. Lefkovits, Matyas (1884 - 1944 Banská Bystrica)
34. Lefkovits, Jolan Schönbrunn (1889)
35. Lefkovits, Zoltan (1912) - Survivor
36. Lefkovits, Zsigmond (1872)
37. Levický (Lefkovits), Julius (1918) - Survivor
38. Levkovič, Natan (c. 1925)
39. Majtinova, Jozef (1884)] (not enough to determine family)
40. Melamed, Alica (1926)] (not enough to determine family)
41. Melamed, Katarina (1922)] (not enough to determine family)
42. Markovic, Anna (1866); Michalovce to Lukow Lublin 1942/5/7 prisoner 674
43. Markovic, Ladislav (1939); Michalovce to Lukow Lublin 1942/5/7 prisoner 661
44. Markovic, Vojtech (1935); Michalovce to Lukow Lublin 1942/5/7 prisoner 676
45. Markovic, Terezia (1868); Michalovce to Lukow Lublin 1942/5/7 prisoner 673
46. Markovics, Jakub (1881); Michalovce to Lukow Lublin 1942/5/7 prisoner 651
47. Markovics, Arnold (1922); Michalovce to Lukow Lublin 1942/5/7 prisoner 654
48. Mendl, Magda (1904)
49. Moskovic, Regina (1894)
50. Mozes, Regina (1894)
51. Neuman, Natan (1894)
52. Neumann, Armin (1908)
53. Neumann, Aurelia (1934)
54. Neumann, Ladislav (1939)
55. Neumann, Margareta (1937)
56. Neumann, Mira (1942)
57. Pollak, Josef (1883)
58. Princz, Erzsébet (1906)
59. Rosenberg, Anna (1908)
60. Rosenberg, Aurelia (1935) - Survivor?
61. Rosenberg, Chaim (1886)
62. Rosenberg, Jozsef (1896) - Survivor
63. Rosenberg, Marek (1906)
64. Rosenberg, Margareta (1937) - Survivor?
65. Rosenberg, Marton
66. Rosenberg, Mira (1942) - Survivor?
67. Rosenberg, Mor/Moische (1896)
68. Rosenberg, Paula (before 1914)
69. Rosenberg, Regina (before 1904; married name unknown)
70. Rothova, Arpád (1909)
71. Salzmann, Arpád (1909)
72. Schlesinger, Justina (1900)
73. Schön, Armin (1896)
74. Schön, Chaim/Henrik (1865)
75. Schön, Eugen/Jenő (1909)
76. Schön, Imre (1888)
77. Schön, Jozef (1896)
78. Schön, Samuel (1895)
79. Spitzer, Ludovit (1903) (No family information)
80. Stater, Maximilien
81. Stater, Nelly Lefkovits (1902)
82. Stater, Victor (c. 1925)
83. Szechenyi, Emilie (1923) - Survivor
84. Szego, Sandor Schönwirt (1879)
85. Szende, Dr. Gejza (1885)
86. Szende, Margita Rosenthal (1893)
87. Vago, Roza (1910 or 1916 Malcice); survivor in Auschwitz (family undetermined)
88. Wellman/Weltmann, Ludovit (1903), mother inferred. Probably from Malcov, near Presov.
89. Wellman/Weltmann, Serena (1871), son inferred. Probably from Malcov near Presov.
90. Wolfowicz, Yisrael (1880)
91. Wolfowicz, Shevakh (c. 1912)
92. Wolfowicz, Leibel (c. 1916)
93. Wolfowicz, Sara (c. 1910)
94. Wolfowicz, Yehoshua (c. 1918)

Holocaust-related Lists

List of Jews from the area of Michalovce who had yellow legitimations, Slovakia,1942 (Yad Vashem, 6419036)

• Szende, Dr. Gejza, Malčice, doctor

List of Jews from the area of Michalovce who had statements of Ministry of Interior, Slovakia,April 1943 (Yad Vashem Item 6417899)

• Szende, Dr. Gejza, born 4/21/1885 Malčice, Roman Catholic
• Szendeova Margita r. Rosenthalova, born 1/28/1893 Malčice, Roman Catholic.

Lists of Jews from the area of Michalovce who converted to Christianity, Slovakia,April 1943 (Yad Vashem Item 6417840)

This item has two lists, one of the converts and the other listing family members.

From Malčice

• Rozenthalova Maria, b. March 1, 1886, bez. vyzn
• Schön Eugen, b. December 17, 1909, gr. k.
• Schön Henrik, b. June 12, 1865, izr.
• Schönova Linka r. Lefkovičova, born January 15, 1872, izr.