Moinești, an oil town in the Carpathian foothills west of Bacău, was at the end of the 19th century about half Jewish; gravestones of 1740 and 1748 in its cemetery predate the founding of the town itself. In 1882 it sent out the first organised group from Romania to settle in the Land of Israel: 22 families who founded Rosh Pinna. The town was the birthplace of Tristan Tzara (Samuel Rosenstock), a founder of Dada, and of Rabbi Moses Rosen, Chief Rabbi of Romania. In 1941 its Jews were driven from their homes, and after the war most emigrated to Israel. There is no community today, but the old cemetery on Osoiu Hill still stands.
In 1882 twenty-two families from Moinești, a small oil town near Bacău, founded Rosh Pinna. The town, about half Jewish at its peak, was also the birthplace of Tristan Tzara, a founder of Dada,…
The Federation’s directory lists no Jewish community in Moinești. The nearest registered community is in Bacău, about 35 km away as the crow flies.
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
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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