Ómoroviczai Ungár Family
Ómoroviczai Ungár József and his descendants were granted Austro-Hungarian nobility in 1913 by Emperor Francis Joseph in recognition for demonstrating exceptional virtues in the service of the country.
József´s grandfather was Moses Ungár (1726-1821), who migrated from Moravia at the time of the Napoleonic Wars.
One of Moses´ son was Benjamin Ungár (1812-1898) who became a landowner in Ómorovicza (Bácskossuthfalva, Stara Moravica) after Jewish individuals were allowed to own land in 1867. Benjamin Ungár built the first synagogue in Ómorovicza and was the father of József Ungar.
József’s younger brother, Lajos Ungár (1850-1920), participated in the Millennial Festivities of Budapest, Hungary, in 1896. He had one daughter, Piroska Ungár, who married Gyula Szemző de Kamjonka. Their relationship inspired the fictional novel, “A Noszty Fiú Esete Tóth Marival,” written by Kálmán Mikszáth de Kiscsoltó (1908), Hungarian author, which was adapted into film twice, first in 1938 and again in 1960.
József had four sons, Béla, Mátyás, Paul, and Imre. They are represented by four Jewish Stars of David in the family crest granted by Emperor Francis Joseph in 1913.
Paul Ungár (1875-1944), Officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I, was deported during the Wold War II to Auschwitz where he died.
Paul´s son, Ómoroviczai Ungár József (1909-1995), survived the forced labour camps in the Donbas region of Ukraine during the World War II. His son, Paul Ungar, was born in July 1943, and was hidden by his mother, Julia, and survived the Holocaust. He became a psychiatrist in Szabadka and was ordained to a Roman Catholic Deacon in Szeged, Hungary.
Rev. Dr. Paul Ungar is a registered psychologist in British Columbia, Canada. He is the father of Dr. Maria (Ómoroviczai Ungár) Marshall, and her six younger siblings.
Maria is married to Dr. Edward (Méndez Asín) Marshall. They are the parents of five children.
