Béla Révész

Born Benjamin Róth in Esztergom on February 17, 1876, he became known as Béla Révész and built a career as a writer, journalist, and editor. Reliable reference sources describe him as a Hungarian socialist author of Jewish background, and note that he worked for the Social Democratic daily Népszava from 1906, later becoming a permanent member of its editorial board.

His writing often focused on social questions and Jewish themes, and he is also remembered for his close friendship with the poet Endre Ady, about whom he wrote important memoir-like works. After the fall of the Hungarian Soviet Republic, he lived in exile in Vienna for a time before returning to Hungary; later sources note that worsening hearing problems pushed him away from editorial work, though he continued contributing as a writer. He received the Baumgarten Prize in 1931.

Révész died in Auschwitz in 1944 after being deported during the Holocaust. That tragic end gives extra weight to a career shaped by political commitment, literary friendships, and a strong concern for people on the margins.