Izsák Lőwy Explained

Izsák Lőwy (also known as Isaac Lowy) (1793, Nagysurány, Kingdom of Hungary – 8 April 1847, Újpest, Kingdom of Hungary[1]) was a Hungarian industrialist and founder of the city Újpest, now a district of Budapest, Hungary.[2] [3] He created the city name Újpest (New Pest). He was the leader of the Jewish community and the town's first judge. In 1866 a street was named after Izsák Lőwy in his town (next to present Újpest-Városkapu metro station).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Újpestlexikon (Hungarian) . 2009-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080518065759/http://www.ujpestlexikon.hu/ul/person?person_id=LOWI-5040 . 2008-05-18 . dead .
  2. Book: Patai, Raphael . The Jews of Hungary. Wayne State University Press. 265. 1996. 730. 978-0-8143-2561-2.
  3. Book: Valley, Eli. The Great Jewish Cities of Central and Eastern Europe: A Travel Guide and Resource Book to Prague, Warsaw, Crakow, and Budapest. Jason Aronson. 1999. 538. 0-7657-6000-2.

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