Oradea, Nagyvárad to its Hungarian-speaking Jews, lies on the Crișul Repede near the Hungarian border. In 1891 Jews were more than a quarter of the city’s population, and between the wars about a fifth; theirs was one of the largest communities in Transylvania. In May 1944 the largest ghetto in Hungary outside Budapest was set up here, and some 27,000 Jews were sent from it to Auschwitz. Today the city keeps some of the finest synagogues in Romania: the Neolog Zion on the riverbank, the Great Orthodox Synagogue, and the synagogue that houses the Museum of the History of the Jews of Oradea.
The Neolog synagogue built in 1877–1878 on the bank of the Crișul Repede, with Moorish ornament and a great organ. After decades of silence it was restored and reopened in 2015 as a cultural…
The Neolog synagogue built in 1877–1878 on the bank of the Crișul Repede, with Moorish ornament and a great organ. After decades…
From the first families below the fortress, through the Orthodox–Neolog split and interwar prosperity, to the ghetto and the deportations to Auschwitz…
The 1890 synagogue on Strada Mihai Viteazu, at the centre of the 1944 ghetto, restored and rededicated in 2018. In its courtyard…
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. Mihai Viteazu 6 · Built in 1882
str. Mihai Viteazu 4 · Built in 1882
str. Independenței 22 · Built in 1877
str. Crinului 2
str. Primăriei 26 · Built in 1926
str. T. Vladimirescu 18 · 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
No address on the official list
No address on the official 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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Hundreds of products from Romanian supermarkets with a recognised hechsher. In the catalogue you can filter by the chain you shop at.
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