The Magdeburg synagogue community after 1945

After the end of the Nazi regime, only 90 members remained in the Magdeburg synagogue community. 1,500 members were murdered, the rest were able to emigrate before 1939. One of the few survivors was Magdeburg-born Gyula Grosz (1878-1959), a Jewish doctor who was known for his commitment to workers. He survived as a "health care provider" for patients from so-called "mixed marriages" and was able to classify those threatened with deportation as unfit for transport by forging certificates, thereby saving them.