Family Card - Person Sheet
NameAvigdor (Figdor) 
Birthabt 1710, Kittsee / Köpcsény
Death1769, Kittsee / Köpcsény
Notes for Avigdor (Figdor)
{geni:about_me} http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~.../misc/figdor.html#st
Note: [http://www.virtualjudaica.com/Item/11696/Shalmei_Nedavah virtual Judaica] ..'''Figdor''', an abbreviation of '''Avigdor''', the name of the founder of the family who lived in the small town of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kittsee Kittsee] (Kopčany /Köpcsény), Austria after which he came to be called.." AND [http://mek.niif.hu/04000/04093/pdf/f.pdf mek.oszk.hu] '''Figdor-Kittseer''', the famous Hungarian Jewish family, which originates from Köpcsény(Kittsee), near Bratislava (Presburg, Pozsony), Slovakia and the name '''Figdor''' from Avigdor who lived in Köpcsény at the beginning of the XVIIIth century. Son of '''Avigdor''', '''Jakab''' ('''Jacob''') was a Jewish-Judge inthe then substantial Jewish community of Köpcsény. His son Izsák (Isaac) (1768-850) founded the firm '''Figdor & Sohn''' in Vienna. Son of '''Izsák''' ('''Isaac''') '''Wühelm''' took part in the religious and charitable life of the Viennese Jewish community. His son '''Gusztáv''' became a Christian and supported literary and artistic endeavours. He was a friend of Grillparzer and played a role as a town councillor of the city of Vienna. His daughter '''Emilia''', is the wife of '''Mihály''' ('''Michael''') '''Hainisch''' the president of the Austrian Republic. She was an extremely well educated and noble-minded lady, who had never hidden her Jewish origins. The pictures of her Jewish ancestors still adorn the walls of her salon. The second son of '''Avigdor''' was '''Sámuel'''. His son '''Mihály''' ('''Michel Kittseer'''), who was a great scholar of the Talmud and a great benefactor, was much respected inBratislava. In 1845 he published his work ‘Salme nedovó o.’. He and his father-in-law, '''Theben Mendel''', republished his book ‘Széfet hajósor lerábcnu Tám c.’. And his son '''Viktor''' paid for the publication of the new, beautiful edition of ‘Akedosz Jicchok’. '''Ignaz Figdor'''s second grandson, the world famous Art expert '''Albert Figdor''' below was the owner of the '''Figdor Collection'''. '''Wilhelm Figdor'''s grandson, '''Károly Wittgenstein'''below, was the founder of the Austrian Metal industry and his son '''Pál''' was a famous Pianist. His son,''' Lajos''', was a Writer. All the '''Wittgensteins''' are Christians. ''(V. ö. Mayer, Die Wiener Juden <Jewish forum> (New-York 1925); Wachstein: Statuten für das Bethaus. B. S.'' OR see '''Figdor''' s in [http://books.google.ca/books?id=QQkvc_PeW7EC&p...q=Figdor&f=false '''Wittgenstein''' in Vienna] Book
Note: [http://www.virtualjudaica.com/Item/11696/Shalmei_Nedavah virtual Judaica] ..'''Figdor''', an abbreviation of '''Avigdor''', the name of the founder of the family who lived in the small town of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kittsee Kittsee] (Kopčany /Köpcsény), Austria after which he came to be called.." AND [http://mek.niif.hu/04000/04093/pdf/f.pdf mek.oszk.hu] '''Figdor-Kittseer''', the famous Hungarian Jewish family, which originates from Köpcsény(Kittsee), near Bratislava (Presburg, Pozsony), Slovakia and the name '''Figdor''' from Avigdor who lived in Köpcsény at the beginning of the XVIIIth century. Son of '''Avigdor''', '''Jakab''' ('''Jacob''') was a Jewish-Judge inthe then substantial Jewish community of Köpcsény. His son Izsák (Isaac) (1768-850) founded the firm '''Figdor & Sohn''' in Vienna. Son of '''Izsák''' ('''Isaac''') '''Wühelm''' took part in the religious and charitable life of the Viennese Jewish community. His son '''Gusztáv''' became a Christian and supported literary and artistic endeavours. He was a friend of Grillparzer and played a role as a town councillor of the city of Vienna. His daughter '''Emilia''', is the wife of '''Mihály''' ('''Michael''') '''Hainisch''' the president of the Austrian Republic. She was an extremely well educated and noble-minded lady, who had never hidden her Jewish origins. The pictures of her Jewish ancestors still adorn the walls of her salon. The second son of '''Avigdor''' was '''Sámuel'''. His son '''Mihály''' ('''Michel Kittseer'''), who was a great scholar of the Talmud and a great benefactor, was much respected inBratislava. In 1845 he published his work ‘Salme nedovó o.’. He and his father-in-law, '''Theben Mendel''', republished his book ‘Széfet hajósor lerábcnu Tám c.’. And his son '''Viktor''' paid for the publication of the new, beautiful edition of ‘Akedosz Jicchok’. '''Ignaz Figdor'''s second grandson, the world famous Art expert '''Albert Figdor''' below was the owner of the '''Figdor Collection'''. '''Wilhelm Figdor'''s grandson, '''Károly Wittgenstein'''below, was the founder of the Austrian Metal industry and his son '''Pál''' was a famous Pianist. His son,''' Lajos''', was a Writer. All the '''Wittgensteins''' are Christians. ''(V. ö. Mayer, Die Wiener Juden <Jewish forum> (New-York 1925); Wachstein: Statuten für das Bethaus. B. S.'' OR see '''Figdor''' s in [http://books.google.ca/books?id=QQkvc_PeW7EC&p...q=Figdor&f=false '''Wittgenstein''' in Vienna] Book