Orăștie — Broos to the Saxons, Szászváros to Hungarians — is an old Saxon town in southern Transylvania, between Deva and Sebeș. Its Jewish community was small and Neolog, and its synagogue on Castle Street, built according to Explore Carpathia in 1896, has been renovated and is now a municipal exhibition hall. Here, in 1904, the daughter of the town’s rabbi, Elizabeth Roboz Einstein, later a pioneering researcher of multiple sclerosis, was born. After the partition of Transylvania in 1940 the town remained in Romania; today it has no active Jewish community.
A small Neolog community in a Saxon town of southern Transylvania. Its synagogue has been renovated and is now an exhibition hall, and the town was the birthplace of Elizabeth Roboz Einstein, the multiple…
A small Neolog community in a Saxon town of southern Transylvania. Its synagogue has been renovated and is now an exhibition hall,…
The Federation’s directory lists no Jewish community in Orăștie. The nearest registered community is in Deva, about 20 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
str. Cetății 1 · Built in 1878
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
str. Viitor 2
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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