Odorheiu Secuiesc — Székelyudvarhely in Hungarian — is a Székely town in Harghita county, at the heart of the Székely Land. Two small Jewish congregations, Status Quo Ante and Orthodox, formed here in the 19th century, and the 1941 census counted 324 Jews. From 1940 to 1944 the town belonged to Hungarian-ruled Northern Transylvania: on 3 May 1944, 276 Jews from the town and its surroundings were rounded up, taken to the Târgu Mureș ghetto and at the end of May deported to Auschwitz; few returned. The Orthodox prayer house was demolished in 2000. A burial ground beside the Reformed cemetery remains, along with a memorial unveiled in 2026 in the Reformed College courtyard.
A few hundred Jews in two congregations, a prayer house demolished in 2000, and 276 deportees taken in May 1944 to the Târgu Mureș ghetto and on to Auschwitz. What remains is a burial…
The Federation’s directory lists no Jewish community in Odorheiu Secuiesc. The nearest registered community is in Târgu Mureș, about 60 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
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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