Synagogue (Gheorgheni)

Romania / Harghita / Gheorgheni / Nicolae Balcescu, 7
 synagogue, memorial plaque, historical building
'Gheorgheni Synagogue' was built in 1927-1928 (currently not in use). 900 Jews from Gheorgheni (Hungary) and the surroundin​g area were deported in 1944 and died in Auschwitz concentration camp. Memorial plaques with the names of those killed were placed on the wall of the synagogue by members of the community who survived the Holocaust.

Ref: "Historic Jewish sites in Romania", 2010 (Collective author: United States Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage) (electronic ed. url: www.heritageabroad.gov/Portals/0/documents/reports/Roma... )
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_synagogues_in_Romania
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Coordinates:   46°43'23"N   25°35'48"E
This article was last modified 13 years ago