Refernces Marks of the Jewish Community’s Implication in the Life of Oradea
Refernces Marks of the Jewish Community’s Implication in the Life of Oradea
Author(s): Mihai D. Drecin, Gabriel MoisaSubject(s): History
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: Jewish Community; Industry; Banking System; Oradea;
Summary/Abstract: In the first part of the paper they present statistical data concerning the numerical evolution of the Jewish population in Oradea during the 15th century until nowadays. It results that in the period 1867–1944 their per cent in the town population continuously increases, being indisputably the majority ethnical people. The holocaust launched by the Hungarian occupation through the deportations in May-June 1944 to Auschwitz abolishes almost entirely the community from Oradea. The Jews have remarked themselves in the modernization of the town, being very active in the domains of the industry, trade, banking, building, cultural life, teaching, medical department. The interwar period was beneficial to assert the Jews in Oradea, inclusively in the political life of the Great Romania. Today, those of almost 800 Jews of Romanian nationality are respectable citizens of our town, being a real connection deck between past and future.
Journal: Historia Urbana
- Issue Year: XVII/2009
- Issue No: 17
- Page Range: 269-282
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
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