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BREUER Sandor (Sanyi)
aka BANYAI Sandor
Hebrew name: Gerson[4]
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Occupation |
Chauffeur, Politician |
| Father |
Ferenc
BREUER |
| Mother |
Amalia GRUNBAUM |
| Born |
Újfehértó, 04 April 1910 |
| Married |
ADLER Piroska (b. 4 April 1916 in
Hajduboszormeny, Hungary) |
| Marriage Date |
21 February 1941 |
| Son |
BREUER Ferenc (II) |
| Name Change |
Changed name to BANYAI Sandor on 11 October
1949 |
| Died |
27 June 1995 in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary[4]
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Agi's Story
(extract from mom's memoirs)
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Another
of the colorful characters of my childhood was my Uncle Sanyi (Sandor).
He was not only the proud owner of the only automobile in the village,
with which he made his living mobilizing the local dignitaries, but he also ran
the movie projector in the only movie theater in the village.
As his niece, I was awarded the privilege of going to the movies as much
as I wanted to, often taking a friend with me.
Sanyi was a good looking man and his pride and joy was his full-length
leather coat. He had his eye on the
prettiest Jewish girl in Újfehértó but
the relationship never progressed beyond flirtation because the beautiful girl,
alas, had no dowry. Uncle Sanyi
thought that he, with his fine qualities and possessions, deserved a good sized
dowry so eventually he courted and married a young woman from a nearby town who
brought into the marriage two roomfuls of the latest style furniture. Uncle
Sanyi once spied me holding hands with a boy and gave me a talking to I still
remember. I was only eleven years
old at the time and I swore our romance never progressed further than holding
hands but Sandor was worried about my reputation
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Kato-neni on her brother Sandor |
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Kato BREUER
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My brother Sanyi was my favorite. He was a simple man....he is an
intelligent man. He is not a friendly person. He never had a
[]. He was very good to our parents. I think he was good to you too
(Agi) [3] |
| He was the first to return from the camps. We saw him in
Budapest in 1944. He said his wife was dead. He didn't know
she was alive. He was surprised when his wife came back. But they
knew where took him. Because he had a taxi...he had a car. He ...
with Hungarian soldiers. And he knew Auschwitz. He knew. And
still he was in the ghetto. Because I was in Budapest. I just heard
about it. By I had a maid who took care of my baby. So when they
took the family to the camp or ghetto, I sent her there. I sent with the
girl who worked for me blankets, chocolate, everything. We knew where he
was. They sent a car for the girl who was there. I don't know who
the soldiers were. She was a good looking girl. He let her in...and
she talked to my brother. Sanyi liked
girls. After the war when he came back. Because in Budapest, Lotsi [Laszlo],
I told you he was a communist, not really but that type. There was a big
in big man in Hungary, Peter Gabor. That was Lotsi's best friend.
They were working together. He was a big man in Budapest. He was the
first man in Hungary. He [Sandor] went there and he got a big I thought he was a
[c]. ... like a best friend. so when Sanyi came back....he was a
.... man in Budapest. He got a wonderful job. He was a big man
after. ... 40,000 people were working for him. He was a big
man. After, he quit the job, When I came to Canada, he moved
from Budapest. He was in Újfehértó, long after the war. He lived in
[our] parents house. And at that time Ferika [Frank] was born. Sanyi
was Ferika's father. He was a regular nice boy.[2] |
Sources:
[1] BANYAI Frank chart
[2] Taped telephone interview of Kato done by Paul on April 12, 1998
[3] Video tape interview of Kato done by Agi & Peter on October 10, 1992
[4] Nyiregyhaza Cemetery Stones: File 1601
File 1601: Gerson/Sandor Banyai/Breuer, son of Hershl, 1910-1995
File 1601: Perl/Piroska, daughter of Slomo Adler, 1916-1995, wife of Sandor Banyai/Breuer
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