In the shadow of pitheads

Members of the Jewish community in Tatabánya on the road to assimilation

Authors

  • Péter Simonik Széchenyi István University image/svg+xml Author
    • Writing – Original Draft Preparation
    Competing Interests

    The author declares that there is no conflict of interest regarding the writing of this study, and that no financial or other conflicts of interest have influenced the research results or the content of the manuscript.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54231/ETSZEMLE.2023.2.5

Keywords:

Jewry, assimilation, mining, integration, Tatabánya

Abstract

Through the history of the Jewish community living in the villages of Alsógalla, Bánhida, Felsőgalla and Tatabánya, which belonged to the Esterházy estate of Tata, the paper aims to capture the process of modernisation, civilisation and assimilation in a region that underwent significant economic transformation in the second half of the 19th century, following the emergence of coal mining. By examining the role of Jews in local society and the relationship between the Jewish and non-Jewish populations, the factors that contributed to the social integration of the Israelite population were identified together with the milestones associated with the various stages of assimilation.

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Author Biography

  • Péter Simonik, Széchenyi István University

    Ph.D., Associate Professor, Széchenyi István University, Apáczai Csere János Faculty of Education, Humanities, and Social Sciences.

Published

2023-06-07

Conference Proceedings Volume

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Studies

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How to Cite

Simonik, Péter. 2023. “In the Shadow of Pitheads: Members of the Jewish Community in Tatabánya on the Road to Assimilation”. Church History Review 24 (2): 56-70. https://doi.org/10.54231/ETSZEMLE.2023.2.5.

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