Dej — Dés to Hungarian speakers — lies on the Someș river, about sixty kilometres north of Cluj. Jews settled here only from 1834, yet by 1930 there were 3,360 of them, more than a fifth of the population: an Orthodox and Hasidic community led by rabbis of the Paneth family. In May 1944 the Jews of the town and its surroundings were concentrated in a ghetto in the Bungur forest and sent from there to Auschwitz in three transports. The early-20th-century “Înfrățirea” synagogue, the 1947 memorial to the deportees and the hillside cemetery still stand.
An Orthodox and Hasidic community that made up a fifth of the town. In May 1944 the Jews of Dej and its surroundings were concentrated in the Bungur forest and sent to Auschwitz. The…
An Orthodox and Hasidic community that made up a fifth of the town. In May 1944 the Jews of Dej and its…
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
Piața Ștefan cel Mare 1 · Built in 1907
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
No address on the official list
No address on the official list
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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