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 Mozes Ungár [Moshe ben Yaakov] (1762-1821), who migrated from Moravia at the time of the Napoleonic Wars. He married Johana (Tothes) Ungár (1773-1849). They had eight children.
Mozes´ youngest son was Benjamin Ungár (1812-1898) who married Bebetta (Ingusz) Ungár (1821-1890) and became a landowner in Ómorovicza (Bácskossuthfalva, Stara Moravica) after Jewish individuals were allowed to own land in 1867. Benjamin Ungár built the synagogue in Ómorovicza.
Benjamin’s eldest son, Ómoroviczai Ungár József (1844 -1923), married Ómoroviczai Ungár (Bachrach) Fány (1852 – 1944). She was killed in Bacsalmas station while being deported toward the Auschwitz concentration camp.
József’s younger brother, Lajos Ungár (1850-1920), participated in the Millennial Festivities of Budapest, Hungary, in 1896. He had one daughter, Piroska Ungár (1993-1944), 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.
Ómoroviczai Ungár Paul (1875-1944), married Ómoroviczai Ungár Rózsika (1881-1937). They had two childen József and Katalin. He was an officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I. He 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 only son, Ómoroviczai Ungár Paul, was born in July 1943. He was hidden by his mother, Julia, and survived the Holocaust. He became a psychiatrist in Szabadka and was ordained as a Roman Catholic Deacon in Szeged, Hungary.
Rev. Dr. Paul Ungar became 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.
