Turda — Torda in Hungarian — is the old salt town on the Arieș river, about thirty kilometres south-east of Cluj. Until 1860 Jews were barred from living in the mining districts, yet by 1930 there were 852 Jews here, and the town’s rabbis led the Orthodox communities of Transylvania. After the Second Vienna Award the town stayed on the Romanian side of the border, and Jewish refugees from Northern Transylvania passed through it on their way to Bucharest. The Great Synagogue of the 1920s, with lions in relief on its façades, still stands on Strada Eminescu, though it is no longer in use.
Jews were barred from living in the salt town of Turda until 1860, yet between the wars it was a centre of Transylvanian Orthodoxy. In the war it stayed on the Romanian side of…
Jews were barred from living in the salt town of Turda until 1860, yet between the wars it was a centre of…
The Federation’s directory lists no Jewish community in Turda. The nearest registered community is in Cluj-Napoca, about 25 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. Eminescu · Built in 1926
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. Cuza Voda 97
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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