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None of the families were Orthodox [see Orthodox communities] [3]. In 1871, if I recall correctly, the Neolog [4] community was founded in Hungary. [The Orthodox and Neolog communities split after the 1868-69 Israelite Universal Congress.
The status quo ante community took a different direction in 1871]. Quite quickly a lot of people joined the Neolog community which they said was mainly because the Jewry living here wanted to melt into the life of the surrounding residents; they wanted to live a similar lifestyle. They had to live a more modern life than the Orthodox.
So everyone on my paternal side, just like on the maternal side of my family were members of the Neolog community. That was mostly thanks to Bratislava’s most famous rabbi, Chatam Sofer [5], who by today’s standards was more Orthodox than the Orthodox.
The status quo ante community took a different direction in 1871]. Quite quickly a lot of people joined the Neolog community which they said was mainly because the Jewry living here wanted to melt into the life of the surrounding residents; they wanted to live a similar lifestyle. They had to live a more modern life than the Orthodox.
So everyone on my paternal side, just like on the maternal side of my family were members of the Neolog community. That was mostly thanks to Bratislava’s most famous rabbi, Chatam Sofer [5], who by today’s standards was more Orthodox than the Orthodox.
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Katarina Löfflerova