VÁROS ÉS FALU HATÁRÁN (Kiállítási katalógusok - Szentendre, Szabadtéri Néprajzi Múzeum, 2010)

Ünnepi asztal a mádi kereskedőházban. Szentendre. Fotó: Deim Péter 2006. (SzNM MNÉA F75423) Festive board in the jewish merchant's house from Mád. Szentendre. Picture: Péter Deim 2006. (SzNM MNÉAF75423) in commerce and the industry but there were many free lance intellectuals and journalists, lawyers, doctors and pharmacists. In 1910 12.5 percent of the craftsmen, 54 percent of the traders, 43 percent of the bank employees and 20 percent of the intellectuals were Jews. Therefore it was not surprising that at the very beginning of the 1900s almost half of the cafes, pubs, restaurants, hotels and groceries were run by Jews. The Jewish vendors appeared in the market-towns in the Uplands in the second half of the 18th century. The number of the Jews increased nationwide and this growth exceeded the average in the market-towns in the Uplands with retailers, shopkeepers, street vendors, craftsmen, vine owners and hirers among them. The Jewish congregation in Mád flourished in the 18th century and the Jews who arrived there soon got engaged in the wine-trading of the Tokai region which had its bloom following the Szerémség getting into Turkish hands and by 1798 they had built their own synagogue. The majority of the Jews in Mád belonged to the orthodox Hasid group who followed the ancient traditions; the Hasid rabbi, Moses Teitelbaum, who had a reputation as a magic rabbi in Sátoraljaújhely enjoyed a significant cult in the community. The number of the Jews gradually grew in the settlement and at the end of the 19th century it reached 30 percent compared to the entire population. In 1836 800 Jews lived in Mád, 1125 lived in Sátoraljaújhely, 234 lived inTarcal, 340 lived in Tállya, 602 lived in Tolcsva and 173 lived in Tokai. They mainly dealt with grapes and wine-trading and run pubs and grocer shops and were in a close labour relationship with the Christian inhabitants. The grocer shops had a significant role in the local commerce. The assortment of the shops followed the needs of the market-towns and the Jewish shopkeepers were ready to give smaller or bigger credits to their customers who bought sweets, domestic chemicals, matches, tobacco, ropes, brushes, basic foods, haberdashery, beverages, ironware and stationery. (Szőke Judit)