Magdalena Purgly of Jewish descent?

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Magdalena Purgly of Jewish descent?

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Post by Skyderick » 01 Aug 2014, 10:07

In a book I'm reading I found the following claim which aroused my curiosity:
Besides, we all knew that Admiral Horthy himself had a wife who was half Jewish
Red Snow by Gabriella Rose (1963)
In the opinion of Zvi Zahavi, Miklos horthy's wife, Magda (Purgly), was a descendant of a Jewish family.
Yalkut Moreshet: Holocaust Documentation and Research

This may be a rumor sourced in the fact that
Horthy's wife, Magda Purgly, also gained a reputation as a friend of the Jews.
Labyrinth of Nationalism, Complexities of Diplomacy: Essays in Honor of Charles and Barbara Jelavich

Magda's father was apparently one John Purgly de Jószáshely, a Hungarian estate owner who built a small castle in Sofronya in 1889. Who was who by Adam & Charles Black (1961)

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