Piatra Neamț, at the foot of the Eastern Carpathians on the Bistrița river, was at the start of the 20th century a town where half the inhabitants were Jews: in 1907 it had 8,489 Jews. Nahum Sokolow called it “the Jerusalem of Romania,” and it was one of the centres of early Zionism in Moldavia. Beside the princely court stands the wooden Baal Shem Tov synagogue, rebuilt under a permit of 1766 and linked by local tradition to the founder of Hasidism, and next to it the Leipziger synagogue of 1898. In the Antonescu years the town’s Jews endured forced labour and internment, and most emigrated to Israel after the war. A small community is active today.
An 18th-century wooden synagogue with a sunken prayer hall beside Piatra Neamț’s princely court: the permit of 1766, the Baal Shem Tov legend, the 1835 ark, the Jewish courtyard and the 2009 restoration.
An 18th-century wooden synagogue with a sunken prayer hall beside Piatra Neamț’s princely court: the permit of 1766, the Baal Shem Tov…
From a tombstone of 1627 and a burial-society register of 1771 to a town half Jewish: trade and crafts, early Zionism, the…
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. Ernici Dimitrie 7 · Built in 1898
str. Ernici Dimitrie 7 · Built in 1766
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. Orhei
str. P. Movilă
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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