- Erno Grunfeld and Ilona Pfeiffer-Sipos (20 KB)
Grunfeld Erno married Pfeifer-Sipos Ilona in 1938. They were separated by World War II for 5 years. Ilona was in Auschwitz and Erno was taken to a Russian slave labor camp. They had a child, Laszlo Grunfeld, in 1948. Hungarianization of names had forced them to change the family name to Gardonyi in the early 1950's.
- Emma Pfeiffer-Sipos (43 KB)
Wife of Fulop Pfeiffer-Sipos, mother of Ilona, Anna, Julianna (adopted Lili Vamos who later married Andor Cukor and became Lili Cukor). Emma is grandmother of Laszlo Grunfeld (aka Laszlo Gardonyi) and mother-in-law to Erno Grunfeld. Greatgrandmother of Adam Gardonyi and Melissa Gardonyi. Emma died in Auschwitz concentration camp.
- Fulop Pfeiffer-Sipos (59 KB)
Fulop is husband of Emma and father of Anna, Julianna, Ilona (adopted Lili Vamos who later married Andor Cukor and became Lili Cukor). He was grandfather to Laszlo Grunfeld (who took on his Hebrew name of Lipeh) and greatgrandfather to Adam Gardonyi and Melilssa Gardonyi. In his old age, Fulop was a sought-after advisor. Worked at real-estate and was an excellent chess player. He died in Auschwitz concentration camp.
- Anna (Annuska) Pfeiffer-Sipos (56 KB)
Oldest of the 3 Pfeiffer-Sipos sisters (Anna, Julo, Ilona). She died in Auschwitz concentration camp.
- Julianna Pfeiffer-Sipos (57 KB)
Second oldest of the 3 Pfeiffer-Sipos sisters. She married Lajos Becska and converted to Christianity -as a result of this conversion, she escaped being taken to concentration camp. In the early 1950's she lost a leg in a trolleycar accident. During the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, her husband escaped with 23 relatives and emigrated to the United States. A few years later, Lajos was able to bring her to the U.S. and they lived in New Jersey. Julianna died first and Lajos died a few years later. Both lived to be in their 80's. They chose not to have any children. Both wanted to be cremated and their ashes dispersed in the ocean. Their wish was fulfilled.
- Pfeiffer-Sipos Ilona (30 KB)
Ilona was born in Szolnok, Hungary, 1909. She became an accomplished dressmaker and designer. She married Erno Grunfeld and had 1 child, Laszlo Grunfeld. The family name was forced to be Hungarianized to Gardonyi in the early 1950's. She survived Auschwitz concentration camp and returned to Budapest to live with her sister Julianna and brother-in-law Lajos. After a number of years, Erno was released from Russian slave labor camp and they were reunited. The Gardonyi family escaped the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and emigrated to the United States. Ilona and Erno eventually moved from New York to Florida. Ilona survied her husband by a few years and lived to be in her 90's.
- Pfeiffer-Sipos Anna, Emma, Ilona, Fulop, Julianna (533 KB)
Family photo -probably taken around 1930
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