Sighetu Marmației (Yiddish: Siget) was the capital of Maramureș county. In 1941 it had 10,144 Jews, about 39% of the population — the highest proportion of any Hungarian town. From 1858 it was the seat of the Teitelbaum dynasty, and Elie Wiesel was born here in 1928. In May 1944 nearly 13,000 Jews were deported from Sighet to Auschwitz. The Vizhnitz synagogue, Wiesel’s childhood home and the cemetery remain.
Elie Wiesel’s childhood home, from which he and his family were deported to Auschwitz in May 1944, is now a memorial and a museum of Maramureș Jewish culture. Wiesel opened it himself in July…
Elie Wiesel’s childhood home, from which he and his family were deported to Auschwitz in May 1944, is now a memorial and…
From ten families in 1746 to 10,000 Jews in 1941: the rabbis, the Teitelbaum and Vizhnitz courts, the ghetto and the deportation…
The Vizhnitz Hasidic synagogue on Strada Basarabiei, built in 1902, is the only one of Sighet’s historic synagogues still standing. Its story,…
Thousands of gravestones from the late 18th century, the ohel of the Yetev Lev, the Kedushat Yom Tov and the Atzei Chaim,…
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. Basarabia 10 · Built in 1896
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. Sylaghi Istvan 51
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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