Tolcsva is one of the most famous wine producing towns of the Tokaj-Hegyalja region. Jewish families settled here as early as the first quarter of the 18th century. The wine merchants contributed greatly to the development of the region’s wine commerce. Today only the Jewish cemetery serves as a reminder of the once numerous Jewish population.

Jewish cemetery in Tolcsva
(Tolcsva, Arany János u. 4.)
The cemetery is home to the grave of Ábrahám Izsák Glück, the town’s former rabbi of 50 years, who died in 1919.

Willam Fox, was born Vilmos Fried (or Friedman, 1879-1952) was the founder of the 20th century Fox American Film Studio, and is widely regarded as the man behind the rise of sound-on-film technology in Hollywood. His birthplace (Petőfi u. 10.) is planned to be renovated and turned into a memorial museum.

Sources:
tokaj-turizmus.hu
www.tolcsva.hu
mult-kor.hu
Photo: Juhász István