Cluj — Kolozsvár to Hungarians — was the cultural capital of Transylvania. Until 1848 Jews were not allowed to live here, yet by 1930 the city had 13,504 Jews in three congregations: Orthodox, Neolog and Sephardi. Here Új Kelet, the Zionist daily of Transylvania, was published, and from here, in May–June 1944, the Jews of the city and its surroundings were deported to Auschwitz after being concentrated in a ghetto at the Iris brickyard. The Neolog synagogue on Horea Street, the “Memorial Temple of the Deportees”, is today the city’s only active synagogue, and two former synagogues serve as an arts centre and a research institute.
The Moorish-style synagogue on Horea Street was built in 1886–1887, damaged in the 1927 riots and in the Second World War, and dedicated after the Holocaust to the city’s deported Jews. Today it is…
The Moorish-style synagogue on Horea Street was built in 1886–1887, damaged in the 1927 riots and in the Second World War, and…
Until 1848 Jews were not allowed to live in Kolozsvár. Within two generations they were about an eighth of the city, with…
On the eve of the Holocaust Cluj had five large synagogues and dozens of prayer houses. Only one is still used for…
From the Iris brickworks to Auschwitz: the six trains that left Cluj in May–June 1944, the 388 Jews taken out of the…
Calea Turzii and Strada Șoimului: the cemeteries of the Cluj community, what the surveys say about them, the one still in use,…
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. Horea 21 · Built in 1888
str. Barițiu 16 · Built in the 19th–20th centuries
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
Câmpia Turzii 154
str. Câmpia Turzii 116
str. Șoimului 1
str. av. Bădescu
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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