Tag #137851 - Interview #99444 (Ladislav Urban)

My paternal grandfather was named Sigmund Urban. He was born in Piestany in 1858. His wife was named Terezia. She was born in 1863. I don't remember my grandparents the Urbans at all; they died before I was born. My grandfather in 1931, and my grandmother in 1925. They're both buried at the Jewish cemetery in Piestany. My grandfather had a textile store in the town, which my father then took over. The store is still there. But our family no longer runs it. My grandmother was a housewife.

My grandparents the Urbans had 13 children. All were born in Piestany. Their names were Alexander, Emanuel, Eugen [Jenö], Gizela [Gizi] Helena [Ilus (pron. Ilush)], Johana [Hana], Jozefina [Jozka (pron. Jozhka)], Julius [Gyula], Rudolf, Sidonia [Sidka], Tibor. I don't remember the names of the rest at the moment. Emanuel died in childhood of tuberculosis.