Background
He was born in 1879 in Zemplén County, Stropkov district in Hungary.
He was born in 1879 in Zemplén County, Stropkov district in Hungary.
He also was the Hazan at Rumbach Street synagogue in Budapest. His songs appeared in records between 1908-1910. Thank to a contribution by George Soros, two of his most famous songs, El male rachamim and Rosh Hashanah appeared on a Civil Defense (#15 and #16) - "Jewish Cantorial Music from Hungary 1906-1929".
He was murdered in World World War II on February 2, 1940.
Except Dezso, who stayed in Hungary with his family, all the others immigrated to Israel with their families between 1949 and 1956.