Szeretetotthon - Jewish Community of Szeged

Charity home

the history of the Jewish community of Szeged

Already from the second half of the 19th century, there are written traces of the Szeged Jewish community taking care of its needy members, its elders. Over the past 150 years, there have been several places in Szeged where the elderly were cared for. The Charity Home, maintained by the Jewish Community of Szeged, moved into the headquarters of the Community in the 1950s, and thus escaped the nationalisation of church social and educational institutions after the Great Depression. As a result, the Jewish Community of Szeged, which once operated an extensive network of social institutions, now runs the Charity Home exclusively. Already at that time, it operated its own kosher kitchen and provided meals for its residents. Although the kitchen has undergone several renovations since then, it is still in operation. The development and professional running of the institution has been of great importance to Mrs Hermann Szidike Samuel, who ran the charity home for more than 30 years, until 1998, and continued to support and help the institution's operation after that. She was succeeded by Éva Polgár who also managed and developed the institution until her retirement.

Presentation of the charity home

The Home of Charity is a small residential care home for the elderly with a family atmosphere and a small number of only 22 people, which has the particularity of running a kosher kitchen in the building. At the same time, the institution is non-denominational, as we believe that we have a human duty to help our elderly and disadvantaged fellow human beings.

We believe in a complex, person-centred approach, so we know that in addition to health services (GP, psychiatrist, medical staff), we also make it a priority to provide and organise mental wellbeing and community experiences for our residents. That's why we are constantly looking for opportunities to support the development of these areas, whether it's organising a family day out, a dog therapy session or the joy of playing together.

The facility has 2-3 rooms and one room with 4 beds, where residents are moved in depending on their condition. The rooms do not have private bathrooms. The facility has a library/club room, a common dining room and a small courtyard where residents have free access. The health and social care staff provide physiotherapy twice a week in individual or group sessions, weekly visits to the general practitioner and psychiatrists on request, and nursing and care services. The institution provides five kosher meals a day for its residents, and on weekdays they can take part in individual and community programmes and attend cultural programmes organised by the synagogue and the community.

The Charity Home of the Jewish Community of Szeged
Leader: Soma Rácz-Komlósi
Tel: +36 62 550-817
E-mail: idosekotthona.szzsh@gmail.com
6722 Szeged, Jósika u. 12., I. floor
Personal service on weekdays between 10-15 hours
(office closed on weekends and Jewish holidays)

We can help you!

If you have any questions, please call the phone number listed in the contact details or fill in the form below and the staff of the Home for the Aged will contact you shortly.