Brașov, the Saxon city at the foot of Mount Tâmpa, was the southern capital of Transylvania and a trading hub between the Habsburg lands and Wallachia. Jewish merchants are recorded here as early as the 15th century, but only in 1826 did eleven families receive permission to settle and form a community. By 1930 the city had about 2,600 Jews, and the Neolog synagogue on Strada Poarta Schei, dedicated in 1901, is still in use today. From here the road leads into the Prahova valley — Predeal, Bușteni and Sinaia — and to the vanished communities of Făgăraș and Sfântu Gheorghe.
Brașov’s Neolog synagogue, built in 1899–1901 to plans by Lipót Baumhorn and wrecked by Legionnaires in 1940, is today Beth Israel, the city’s only working synagogue.
Brașov’s Neolog synagogue, built in 1899–1901 to plans by Lipót Baumhorn and wrecked by Legionnaires in 1940, is today Beth Israel, the…
From 1807, when the first Jews were allowed to settle in Saxon Kronstadt, to today’s small community: trade, a schism, a war…
From 1877 to 1949 Brașov had two Jewish communities. The Neolog synagogue is still in use; the Orthodox one, with its lion-and-menorah…
A one- or two-day route: Brașov’s working synagogue, the old town and the cemetery, the border town of Predeal, Sinaia’s locked Jewish…
Two working Jewish cemeteries in Brașov, on Strada Crișan and Strada Cloșca: what is known about them, what is still unknown, and…
In Făgăraș, a mid-19th-century synagogue is being restored in stages. In Sfântu Gheorghe, under Hungarian rule in 1944, the Jews were sent…
Details from the community directory of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Romania (FCER), checked on 5 November 2026. Contact the community before visiting to arrange access to the synagogue or cemetery and to ask about a minyan and kosher food. FCER community directory
str. Poarta Schei 29 · Built in 1901
str. Castelului 64 · Built in 1924
From the list of synagogues of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Romania (FCER), checked on 5 November 2026. Synagogues marked “In use” are listed as functioning. The others still stand but may be closed or used as a museum or hall. Arrange visits with the community in advance. FCER list
str. Crișana 3
str. Cloșca 27
From the Federation’s cemetery list (2007). Arrange visits in advance with the community, which holds the keys.
Map of Jewish cemeteries in RomaniaAstronomical calculation for the town-centre coordinates, sea-level horizon, Romanian time: dawn 16.1°, tallit & tefillin 11.5°, nightfall 7.083°, candle lighting 18 minutes before sunset, Shabbat ends 8.5°. For orientation only; consult a rabbi on questions of halacha.
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