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All descriptions that follow with a "RO-CE" and a number are from the Survey of Historic Jewish Sites and Monuments in Romania sponsored by the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad.


THE CEMETERIES "T"

TAMAIA: US Commission No. ROCE-0374
Maramures judet. US Commission information pending [March 2001]

TĂMAIA: Reference Number: RO/MM/66
Alternate/former Hungarian name: Tomăny. 4736 2322, 254.9 miles NNW of Bucharest at in Jud. Maramureş. Coming from Baia Mare, the turn-off to the village of Tămaia that takes off sharply to the left while the main road makes a sharp right turn. There is currently no sign for the village on the Baia Mare side. The caretaker's house is the first on the right, approximately 30m from the turn-off. The cemetery is located approximately 350m behind the caretaker's house.     A concrete post and chain link fence that was constructed in 1989 protects the cemetery in Tamaia. Only a small portion of the cemetery contains graves and stones. A large section of the space is entirely empty and the caretakers have a small section of crops at one end of the site. The cemetery is well protected by the fence and the frequent vigilance of the caretakers. There appear to be no threats to the site, it is known to the Baia Mare Jewish community, it has a fence, a gate, a caretaker, and it is located on flat dry land. The isolated rural (agricultural) flat land has no sign or marker. Reached via a public road and crossing private property, access is open to all. A fence and a gate that does not lock surround the cemetery. Present size of cemetery is by on site estimate: the fenced area is 480 sq.m. of which approximately 32 sq.m. contain stones. The remainder is empty or planted ground.
    Five gravestones are in cemetery, regardless of condition or position: 4 leaning, 1 broken. 42. The vegetation overgrowth and water drainage in the cemetery are not problems. The Hebrew-inscribed granite, limestone, and sandstone tombstones are flat-shaped and smoothed and inscribed. No known mass graves. The property is now used for an orchard and crops in area with no graves. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose the same area (probably.) The site is never visited. Current care: seasonal clearing vegetation by regular unpaid caretaker. No structures. Uncontrolled access and weather erosion are slight threats.
    John DeMetrick and Christina Crowder, formerly of Cluj-Napoca, visited the site on 25 June 2002 and completed this survey on 30 June 2000 using a list of cemeteries known by Jewish Community in Baia Mare. They have no further information. Other documentation exists. They interviewed Mrs. Gheorghe Ardelean.

TAMASENI: US Commission No. ROCE-0587 - Satu Mare County, Transylvania
The cemetery is located in Tamaseni, 3932, com. Batarci, judet Satu Mare, 4801 2309, 284.7 miles NNW of Bucharest and 42 km from Satu Mare. Alternate name: Tamasvaralja (Hungarian). Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.

The 1880 Jewish population by census was 40, by 1900 census was 60, and in 1930 was 73. In May 1944, the Jews were gathered in the ghetto of Satu Mare and on May 19, 22, 26, 29, 30, 31, and June 1 were deported to Auschwitz. The unlandmarked Orthodox, Hasidic cemetery was established at end of the 19th century. Noteworthy individuals buried in the cemetery: one cohan and the Hasidic Rabbi Moshe ben Aharon Waim, d. 1908. Last known burial was inter-war period.

The hill and hillside, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached via private property, access is open with permission. A fence with a gate that locks surrounds the site. Approximate pre-WWII size is unknown. Approximate post-WWII size is 33 x 22 m. 1-20 stones are visible, some not in original location. Less than 25% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year.

The oldest known gravestone dates from end of the 19th century. The 19th and 20th century marble, limestone, and concrete flat shaped and smoothed and inscribed common gravestones have Hebrew inscriptions. The cemetery has a Holocaust memorial for one local family: Hasidic Rabbi Iona ben Moshe Waim. No known mass graves.

The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are in village residential setting with houses, gardens, orchards, and pastures. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop. The never vandalized cemetery maintenance has been cleaning stones and clearing vegetation. Current care is regular unpaid caretaker. No structures. Weather erosion is a moderate threat.

Claudia Ursutiu, Pietroasa Str. no. 21, 3400 Cluj Napoca, Romania, tel. 0040-64-151073 visited the site and completed the survey 23 July 2000 using the following documentation:

No interviews. [January 2003]


TAMASESTI: US Commission No. ROCE-0375
Maramures judet. US Commission information pending [March 2001]

TĂMĂŞEŞTI: Reference Number: RO/MM/61
Alternate/former Hungarian name: Szilăgyegerbegy. 4731 2312, 254.3 miles NNW of Bucharest in Jud. Maramureş. Entering the village from the road from Baia Mare, the road splits a short distance into the village. The main road leads to the left and the village, and the right fork leads up the hill. A further branch to the right near a well leads to the cemetery approximately 150m up on the right side.     Maramureş, Romania. Although listed as the caretaker on the Baia Mare list, Mr. Sabau does not consider himself the caretaker anymore. The cemetery in Tămăşeşti is located adjacent to the orthodox cemetery and the cattle road that leads to the grazing fields. The caretaker listed by the Baia Mare Jewish community is Vasile Sabau, who we could not find on our first attempt. We decided to try and locate the cemetery on our own but we didn't succeed in finding it. We tried again to locate Mr. Sabau and after a long search we managed to track him down, whereupon he agreed to take us to the site. He lead us back to the very spot, adjacent to the orthodox cemetery, where we had passed only forty minutes before. To our surprise we had been very near to it all along, only the growth of trees and brush was so dense that it had hidden every trace of the cemetery including the fence and the gate. Mr. Sabau told us that a visitor from Israel came and paid him to clear the land and build a fence several years ago. He was very proud to clear away the brush and show us a portion of the fine fence that he had constructed, but this was as far as we could go without the proper brush clearing tools. Mr. Sabau went on to explain that the visitor from Israel never came again and he hadn't heard from the community in Baia Mare for some time. Over the years he abandoned the responsibility of maintaining the site. Today it is completely overgrown and is likely only approachable in winter and early spring.
    The rural (agricultural) hillside, separate, but near the Orthodox and Pentecostal cemeteries has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is open to all via a wooden picket fence and a gate that does not lock. Present size of cemetery is by on-site estimate - 25m x 25m. Number of gravestones in cemetery cannot be determined, but Mr. Sabau said that he thought there were four stones. The vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is a seasonal and constant problem that disturbs and damages stones and graves, but water drainage is good all year. Inscriptions on tombstones are in Hebrew. No known mass graves.
    The property is now used for Jewish cemetery use only. Properties adjacent are agricultural. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose the same area (probable). Rarely, private visitors (Jewish) visit. Theft of stones is the primary problem encountered between 1945 and the present. No current care. No structures. We were unable to see the graves, but judging by the dense growth probably the stones and graves are being disturbed making vegetation a serious threat. John DeMetrick and Christina Crowder, formerly of Cluj-Napoca, visited the site on 24 June 2002 and completed this survey on 30 June 2000 using a list of cemeteries known by Jewish Community in Baia Mare. They have no further information. Other documentation exists. They interviewed local residents.

TAMPESTI: see Falticeni

TARCEA: US Commission No. ROCE-0117 - (Bihor County, Transylvania)
The cemetery is located at Tarcea, 3764, judet Bihor, Romania at 4727 2211, 280.6 miles NW of Bucharest and 15 km from Sacuieni. The alternate Hungarian name is Ertarcsa. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.

The 1880 Jewish population by census was 58 and was fifty in 1900. In May 1944, the Jews were gathered in the Oradea ghetto and on May 23, 25, 28-30, and June 1-5, 27 were deported to Auschwitz. The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery was established in second half of the 19th century. Last known burial was inter-war period.

The isolated rural/agricultural flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road,
access is open with permission. A fence with a gate that locks surrounds the site. Approximate pre- and post-WWII size is 13 x 12 m. 1-20 stones are visible, some not in original location. 25%-50% of the stones are toppled or broken. Stones removed from the cemetery are in local farms. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year.

No special sections. The oldest known gravestone dates from end of the 19th century. The 19th and 20th century marble and sandstone flat shaped, smoothed and inscribed, and carved relief decorated common gravestones have Hebrew inscriptions. The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery and orchard. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop.

The cemetery was not vandalized in the last ten years, or occasionally in the last ten years. [sic] Maintenance has been re-erection of stones, cleaning stones, and clearing vegetation by local non-Jewish residents in 1992. Current care is regular unpaid caretaker. No structures. No threats.

Ursutiu Claudia, Pietroasa Street no. 21, 3400 Cluj-Napoca, tel: 0040-64-151073 visited the site and completed the survey on 29 June 2001 using the following documentation:

Claudia and Adrian Ursutiu interviewed Sodora Jozsef, 29. 06. 2000, Tarcea [January 2003]


TARGOVISTE: see MATEI VOEVOD
TARGU NEAMŢ: see TÎRGUL NEAMŢ
TARGUSOR: see TIRGUSOR

TARGU MURES I: US Commission No. ROCE-0424
TARGU MURES II: US Commission No. ROCE-0425
Mures judet. US Commission information pending [March 2001]
    UPDATE: Cemetery location: Verii str. No. 10, Targu Mures in Mures region, 350 km from Bucharest; 105 km from Cluj (Kolozsvar); 320 km from Timisoara (Temesvar). Alternate names:Neumarkt (German) and Marosvasarhely (Hungarian) Present total town population about 200,000 with about 250 Jews.
    Town officials:
        Mayor dr. Dorin Florea, 1 P-ta victoriei, tel 065.168330,
        Prefect ec. Carmen Vamanu, 2 P-ta Victoriei, tel 065.163211,
        President of City Council Virag Gyorgy, 2 P-ta Victoriei, tel 065.163211
    Local and regional authorities: Jewish Community from Targu Mures
    Keyholder and Caretaker: Petras Iulia, Verii str. No. 10
    Jewish community dates from the late 18th century. About 8,000 Jews lived there in 1944, before deportation. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century. The last known burial was November 2000. The Orthodox community used this unlandmarked cemetery about 4 km. from the congregation, but no other towns or villages did. The urban cemetery location on an isolated hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A continuous fence and a gate that locks surrounds the site. Approximate current and pre-WWII size of cemetery was 3 hectares. Approximately 2,300 gravestones are in the cemetery with approximately 1,500 toppled or broken. No stones have been removed.
    The vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is a constant problem disturbing graves. Water drainage at the cemetery is a seasonal problem. The cemetery has no special sections. The oldest known gravestone dates from 1854. The 19th century marble, granite, limestone, and concrete flat stones with carved relief decoration, double tombstones, and obelisks have bronze decorations or lettering and/or metal fences around graves. Inscriptions are in Hebrew, Hungarian, and Romanian. The cemetery contains special memorial mounuments to Holocaust victims Jewish soldiers. No known mass graves. The local Jewish community owns the property now used only as a Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are residential. Private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish) visit the cemetery occasionally.
    The cemetery never was vandalized. Current care includes clearing of vegetation, fixing of wall and gate by Jewish individuals within country as well as by occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals. The caretaker is unpaid. Within the limits of the cemetery there is a pre-burial house, a tahara (table), and statue. Vegetation is a serious threat. Anton Szmuk & Gratiela Szmuk, 217/709 1 Decembrie 1918, 4300, Targu Mures, Mures, Romania. 00 40 92 724225 and 00 40 92 248981 completed this survey 27 December 2000 using the The Jewish Community's Burial Registry. They visited the site in December 2000 and interviewed Sauber Bernath, president of the local Jewish Community in his office.

TARGUL NEAMT: see Tîrgu Neamt
TARGU OCNA: see Tîrgu Ocna

TARGUSOR: US Commission No. ROCE-0118
Bihor judet. US Commission information pending [March 2001]

TARNA MARE: US Commission No. ROCE-0588 - Satu Mare County, Transylvania
The cemetery is located in Tarna Mare, inside of the ranger military camp, 3956, judet Satu Mare, 4729 2620, 210.9 miles N of Bucharest and 50 km from Satu Mare. Alternate name: Nagytarna (Hungarian); Grosstarna (German). Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.

The 1880 Jewish population by census was 126, by 1900 census was 292, and in 1930 was 324. In May 1944, the Jews were gathered in the ghetto of Satu Mare and on May 19, 22, 26, 29, 30, 31, and June 1 were deported to Auschwitz. The cemetery was established in second half of the 19th century. Last known burial was inter-war period. The hill and hillside, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. The unlandmarked Orthodox, Hasidic cemetery is reached by crossing the ranger military camp) with access open with permission. No wall, fence, or gate.

Approximate pre-WWII size is unknown. Approximate post-WWII size is 44 x 34 m. 20-100 stones are visible, some not in original location. Less than 25% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is a seasonal problem preventing access. Water drainage is good all year.

Cannot determine if cemetery has/had special sections. The oldest known gravestone dates from second half of the 19th century. The 19th and 20th century marble, granite, limestone, concrete, and local stone flat shaped, smoothed and inscribed, and carved relief-decorated common gravestones have Hebrew inscriptions.

No known mass graves. The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery and orchard. Adjacent property is (ranger camp). Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop. The never vandalized cemetery has no maintenance. No care now. No structures.
threat.

Claudia Ursutiu, Pietroasa Str. no. 21, 3400 Cluj Napoca, Romania, tel. 0040-64-151073 visited the site and completed the survey July 2000 using the following documentation:

No interviews. [January 2003]

   UPDATE: Located in Satu-Mare province. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews. The town was under Austro-Hungarian rule in the early 20th century and had Jewish population from at least that time. Currently, the town borders Ukraine with a Ukrainian border guard depot at the cemetery that is overgrown. Access is nearly impossible due to this border issue. Source: Stuart Kaufer, Koba1@msn.com, who visited the site in 2003. [May 2004]

TARNASVARALJA: see TAMASENI
TARNAVENI: see DIMBAU, Mures County
TARNAVENI: see DEAJ

TARNAVENI I: US Commission No. ROCE-0426
TARNAVENI II: US Commission No. ROCE-0427
Mures judet. US Commission information pending [March 2001]

TARNOVA: see TIRNOVA
TARSOLT: see TIRSOLT
TARTOLC: see TIRSOLT

TASNAD I: US Commission No. ROCE-0589 - Satu Mare County, Transylvania
The "new cemetery" is located in Tasnad, Infratirii Street, 3844, judet Satu Mare, 4729 2235, 269.8 miles NW of Bucharest and 48 km from Satu Mare. Alternate name: Tasnad (Hungarian); Trestenburg (German). Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.

The 1850 Jewish population by census was 285, in 1880 was 407, by 1900 census was 610, and in 1930 was 792. Jewish community with a rabbi was established around 18obelisksn 1858 in Tasnad is mentioned a Jewish school with 58 students. In 1867 was built the first synagogue. In May 1944, the Jews were gathered in the ghetto of Satu Mare and on May 19, 22, 26, 29, 30, 31, and June 1 were deported to Auschwitz. Noteworthy Jewish residents of the community were Rabbis: Salamon Paneth; Mordechai Briszk 1920-1944; Haim Eleazar Teitelbaum 1930-1938. The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery was established in beginning of the 20th century. Last known burial was 1944.

The urban hillside, part of a municipal cemetery, has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate. Approximate pre-WWII size is unknown.
Approximate post-WWII size is 50 x 30 m. 20-100 stones are visible. 1-20 stones are not in original location. Less than 25% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year. No special sections.

The oldest known gravestone dates from beginning of the 20th century. The 20th century marble, granite, limestone, sandstone, and concrete flat shaped and smoothed and inscribed common gravestones have Hebrew and Hungarian inscriptions. No known mass graves. The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are residential. Rarely,
private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop.

The never vandalized cemetery maintenance has been re-erection of stones, patching broken stones, cleaning stones, and clearing vegetation by Jewish individuals within the country in approximately 1990. Current care is regular unpaid caretaker. No structures. Security is a moderate threat.

Claudia Ursutiu, Pietroasa Str. no. 21, 3400 Cluj Napoca, Romania, tel. 0040-64-151073 visited the site and completed the survey 28 July 2000 using the following documentation:

No interviews. [January 2003]
TASNAD II: US Commission No. ROCE-0590

The "old cemetery" is located in Tasnad, Petru Maior Street no. 49, 3844, judet Satu Mare, Romania

The cemetery was established in middle of the 19th century. Noteworthy individuals buried in the unlandmarked Orthodox, Hasidic cemetery: one cohan and one tzadik. Last known burial was 1998.

The urban hillside, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is open with permission. A masonry wall with a gate that locks surrounds the site.

Approximate pre- and post-WWII size is about 2 hectares. 100-500 stones are visible. 20-100 stones are not in original location. Less than 25% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is a seasonal problem preventing access. No special sections.

The oldest known gravestone dates from 1852. The 19th and 20th century marble, granite, limestone, sandstone, and concrete flat shaped, smoothed and inscribed, and carved relief-decorated
common gravestones have Hebrew and Hungarian inscriptions. No known mass graves. The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are commercial or industrial. Occasionally, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop. The never vandalized cemetery maintenance has been re-erection of stones, patching broken stones, cleaning stones, and clearing vegetation by local non-Jewish residents and Jewish residents of the country in 1990. Current care is regular unpaid caretaker. Within the limits of the cemetery is an empty preburial house

Claudia Ursutiu, Pietroasa Str. no. 21, 3400 Cluj Napoca, Romania, tel. 0040-64-151073 visited the site and completed the survey 28 July 2000 using the following documentation:

The interviewed Kovacs Ester, Tasnad [January 2003]


TASNADSZANTO: see SANTAU

TAUT: US Commission No. ROCE-0119 - Bihor County, Transylvania

The cemetery is located at Taut, com. Batar, 3678, judet Bihor, Romania at 4643 2151, 258.9 miles NW of Bucharest and 22 km from Salonta. Alternate name: Feketetot (Hungarian.) Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.

The 1880 Jewish population by census was 14; by 1900 census was 20 and in 1930 was 22. In May 1944, the Jews were gathered in the Oradea ghetto and on May 23, 25, 28-30, and June 1-5, 27 were deported to Auschwitz. The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery was established at end of the 19th century. Last known burial in 1980.

The rural/agricultural flat land, part of a municipal cemetery, has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is open to all. A fence with a non-locking gate surrounds the site. Approximate pre-WWII size is unknown. Approximate post-WWII size is 18 x 56 m. 1-20 stones are visible. 1-20 stones are not in original location. 25%-50% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is a constant problem disturbing stones. Water drainage is good all year.

No special sections. The oldest known gravestone dates from end of the 19th century. The 19th and 20th century marble, concrete, and local stone flat shaped and smoothed and inscribed common gravestones have inscriptions in Hebrew and Hungarian. No known mass graves. The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery and orchard.
Adjacent properties are agricultural. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop at the never vandalized cemetery. Maintenance has been clearing vegetation. Current care is occasional clearing or cleaning by unpaid individuals. No structures. Vegetation is a moderate threat.

Claudia Ursutiu, Pietroasa Str. no. 21, 3400 Cluj Napoca, Romania, tel. 0040-64-151073
visited the site and completed the survey on 10 July 2000 using the following documentation:

Claudia and Adrian Ursutiu conducted no interviews. [January 2003]


TAUTAU: see TAUTEU
TAUTEU: US Commission No. ROCE-0120 - Bihor County, Transylvania
The cemetery is located in Tauteu, 3781, judet Bihor, Romania at 4716 2220, 266.6 miles NW of Bucharest and 12 km from Marghita. Alternate names are Toti (Hungarian) and Tautau (Romanian.) Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.

The 1880 Jewish population by census was 77, was 94 in 1900, and was 82 in 1930. In May 1944, the Jews were gathered in the Oradea ghetto and on May 23, 25, 28-30, and June 1-5, 27 were deported to Auschwitz. The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery was established in second half of 19th century. Buried there is Cohan: Stern Beniamin Jehuda (1877-1947.) Last known burial was approximately 1950.

The rural/agricultural hillside, part of a municipal cemetery, has no sign or marker. Reached via other public property, access is open to all. A fence with a no gate. surrounds the site. Approximate pre- and post-WWII size is 40 x 11 m. 20-100 stones are visible, some not in original location. 25%-50% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is a seasonal problem preventing access. Water drainage is good all year.

No special sections. The oldest known gravestone dates from second half of 19th century. The 19th and 20th century marble, limestone, and concrete flat shaped, smoothed and inscribed, and carved relief-decorated, and double tombstones have Hebrew and Hungarian inscriptions.

The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only.
Adjacent properties are local cemetery. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop. The never vandalized cemetery has no maintenance or care now. No structures. Security is a moderate threat.

Ursutiu Claudia, Pietroasa Street no. 21, 3400 Cluj-Napoca, tel: 0040-64-151073 visited the site on 30 June and completed the survey on 1 July 2000 using the following documentation:

No interviews [January 2003]


TAUTII-MAGHERAUS: US Commission No. ROCE-0376
Maramures judet. US Commission information pending [March 2001]

TĂUTII-MĂGHERĂUS: see Tăuţi-Măgheruş

TĂUTI-MĂGHERUS: Reference Number: RO/MM/79
Alternate/former Hungarian name: Miszmogyorós. Located at 4739 2329, 255.0 miles NNW of Bucharest in Jud. Maramures. When approaching from Baia Mare, turn right onto the dirt road marked with the yellow turnpike. Head towards the Orthodox cemetery and park the car. The Jewish cemetery is approximately a hundred meters to the left beyond the field of grape trellises. Otherwise, park the car at number 59, Strada Principala, home of the caretaker Mr. ţura Vasile. The cemetery is located in the fields behind him home.     The cemetery is located within sight of the caretaker's house, amongst some small private agricultural holdings where we saw grapes, corn, and various vegetables planted. It is located, for the most part, along flat land, although it slopes down steeply at the back, and a few stones have toppled in that section. Most of the space no longer contains any markers though no one seems to recall it ever having been full. We were told that the cemetery looked exactly the same over forty years ago. However, while in the cemetery, we managed to uncover a number of stone stumps and a few toppled stones that had become buried over the years.
    Caretaker Mr. ţura Vasile said that as a child he was told that a man named Avram Oegaş donated the land long ago for the Jewish cemetery. A relative named Victor ţura used to take care of the cemetery before Vasile inherited the role of caretaker. Vasile stated that visitors came on a fairly regular basis up until about three years ago, since then no one has come to visit. A concrete post and wire mesh fence was constructed sometime in the early 1990's by the Jewish community.
    The isolated rural (agricultural hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road and crossing private property, access is open with permission via a fence and a gate that locks. Present size of cemetery is roughly 300 sq.m. although it is difficult to measure the irregular shaped. 17 gravestones are in cemetery, regardless of condition or position: 5 toppled, 7 leaning, 2 broken, 3 moved, and two stumps that had become buried over time.) Vegetation and water drainage are not problems. The marble, limestone, and sandstone tombstones are flat shaped, smoothed and Hebrew inscribed, and obelisks with carved relief decoration and/or traces of painting on their surfaces. No known mass graves. The property is now used for an orchard. Properties adjacent to the cemetery are a village residential setting, e.g. very near to houses with adjacent gardens, orchards and pastures). Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose the same area (probable). The cemetery is never visited. Theft of stones is the primary problem encountered between 1945 and the present. The cemetery was vandalized at some point in time. Current care is seasonal cleaning by regular unpaid caretaker. No structures Weather erosion is a slight threat.
    John DeMetrick and Christina Crowder, formerly of Cluj-Napoca, visited the site on 27 June 2002 and completed this survey on 29 June 2000 using a list of cemeteries known by Jewish Community in Baia Mare. They have no further information. Other documentation exists. They interviewed the caretaker.

TEACA: US Commission No. ROCE-0181 - Bistrita County
The cemetery is located in Teaca, near the Christian Orthodox cemetery, code 4427, judet Bistrita, 4655 2431, 187.7 miles NNW of Bucharest and 25 km. from Reghin. Alternate names: Teke (Hungarian), Tekendorf (German). Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.

The 1880 Jewish population by census was 58, and in 1900 was 117, and from 1930 census was 114. In May 1944, the Jews were gathered in the ghetto of Bistrita and in June 2-6, 1944 were deported to Auschwitz. The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery was established in 19th century. Last known burial was 20th century.

The rural/agricultural flat land, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is open with permission. A fence with a gate that locks surrounds the site. Approximate pre- and post-WWII size is 15 m X 25 m. 20-100 stones are visible. 1-20 stones are not in original location. Less than 25% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is a seasonal problem preventing access. Water drainage is good all year.

No special sections. The 19th and 20th century marble, granite, and limestone boulders, flat shaped, smoothed and inscribed, and carved relief decorated gravestone, Some with traces of painting on their surfaces, have Hebrew and Romanian inscriptions. No known mass graves.

The national Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are residential. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop. The never vandalized cemetery maintenance has been clearing vegetation by local non-Jewish residents. Current care is occasional clearing or cleaning by unpaid individuals. No structures. Vegetation is a moderate threat.

Cosmina Popa, Tatra Street no. 4, tel. 064/ 128764, Cluj Napoca, 3400 and Ioana Raiciu, Bd. 21 Decembrie, 13-15, 064/190849, Cluj-Napoca, 3400 visited the site and completed the survey on July 27, 2000 using the following documentation:

They interviewed Sasarman Dochia, Nimigea de Sus [January 2003]


TECUCI I: US Commission No. ROCE-0278 - (judet Galati)
The cemetery is located at Str. Linistei no. 3, Tecuci, judet Galati, Romania at 4552 2725, 117.9 miles NNE of Bucharest and 72 km. from Galati. Present town population is 25,000-100,000 with 10-100 Jews.

The Jewish population by census was 44 in 1803, 77 in1831, 96 in 1838, 161 in 1859, 412 in 1910 and 1531 in 1930. In 1941, the Jews were deported to Caracal (Romania.)

The cemetery was established in 20th century. Last known burial was December 2000 (Izu Moshe). The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery is 3.5 km from the congregation that used it. The urban flat land, separate but near other cemeteries, has Jewish symbols on wall or gate. Reached by a public road, access is open with permission. A masonry wall with a gate that locks surrounds the site.

Approximate pre- and post-WWII size is 300 x 250 m. 500-5000 stones are visible. 500-5,000 stones are in original location. 1-20 stones are not in original location. More than 75% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year. No special sections.

The oldest known gravestone dates from 1912. Tombstones date from the 20th century. The marble, granite, limestone, sandstone, and slate tombstones have Hebrew and Romanian inscriptions. Some have traces of painting on their surfaces, iron decorations or letting, bronze decorations or lettering, and other metallic elements and portraits on stones, sculpted monuments, and multi-stone monuments. Some have iron decoration or lettering, carved relief-decorated, double tombstones, and sculpted monuments. The cemetery has Holocaust memorial and Jewish soldier memorial.

The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are commercial or industrial and residential. Frequently, individual tours and private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors and local residents stop at the never vandalized cemetery. Maintenance has been clearing vegetation. Current care is regular unpaid caretaker. No structures. No threats.

Lucian Nastasă, Clinicilor Street, no. 19, Cluj, Romania, tel. 064/190107. email: Nastasălucian@hotmail.com visited the site and completed the survey on 17 December 2000 using the following documentation:

Lucian Nastasă interviewed Handuc Aurel, Str. Duzilor no. 6, Tecuci, judet Galati on 14 January 2001. [January 2003]

TECUCI II: US Commission No. ROCE-0280 - (judet Galati)
See TECUCI I for town information.

The cemetery was established in 19th century. Last known burial at the end of the 19th century. The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery is 1 km from the congregation that used it.

The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is entirely closed. A fence with no gate surrounds the site. Approximate pre- and post-WWII size is 30 x 60 m. 20-100 stones are visible. 20-100 stones are in original location. 1-20 stones are not in original location. More than 75% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is a seasonal problem preventing access. Water drainage is good all year.

The oldest known gravestone dates from 19th century. The marble, limestone, and sandstone have Hebrew and Romanian inscriptions. Some have traces of painting on their surfaces, iron decorations or letting, bronze decorations or lettering, and other metallic elements. Some have portraits on stones. The Galati or Tecuci Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are residential. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop. The never vandalized cemetery has no maintenance, but has a unpaid regular caretaker. No structures. Weather erosion and pollution are moderate threats.

Lucian Nastasă, Clinicilor Street, no. 19, Cluj, Romania, tel. 064/190107. email: Nastasălucian@hotmail.com visited the site and completed the survey on 17 December 2000 using the following documentation:

Lucian Nastasă interviewed Petrescu Valentin, Fundatura M. Kogalniceanu no. 18, Tecuci on 14 January 2001. [January 2003]


TEIUS: US Commission No. ROCE-0015 - Alba, Transylvania
The cemetery is located at Str. Progresului no. 4, Teius, judet Alba, Transylvania, Romania. The alternate name is Tovis (Hungarian.) 4612 2341, 169.2 miles NW of Bucharest and 20 km from Alba Iulia. Present town population is 25,000-100,000 with no Jews.

The Jewish population by census was 123 in 1850-1851, 141 in 1880, and 155 in 1930. The cemetery was established in 19th century. Last known burial was 1999 (Solomon Elemer.) The unlandmarked Orthodox and Neolog cemetery is 0.5 km from the congregation that used it.

The urban flat land, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is open with permission. A fence with a gate that locks surrounds the site. Approximate pre-and post-WWII size was 50 X 250 m. 500-5000 stones are visible.
500-5,000 stones are in original location. 1-20 stones are not in original location. More than 75% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year.

No special sections. The oldest known gravestone dates from 19th century. The 19th and 20th century marble, granite, limestone, and sandstone memorial markers have inscriptions in Hebrew, Romanian, and Hungarian. Some have traces of painting on their surfaces, iron decorations or letting, bronze decorations or lettering, and other metallic elements and portraits on stones. Some tombstones have metallic elements and metal fences around graves. The cemetery has Holocaust memorial. The national Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are residential. Occasionally, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop at the never vandalized cemetery. No maintenance. Current care is unpaid regular caretaker. No structures.

Lucian Nastasă, Clinicilor Street, no. 19, Cluj, Romania, tel. 064/190107. Email: Nastasălucian@hotmail.com visited the site and completed the survey on Oct.31, 2000.

Lucian Nastasă interviewed Cordos Susana, Str. Progresului no. 4, Aiud, judet Alba on 30 October 2000. [January 2003]


TEKE: see TEACA
TEKENDORF: see TEACA

TELCIU: US Commission No. ROCE-0184
Alternate names: Teltsch in German and Telcs in Hungarian. Located at 47°26' 24°24' in Bistrita-Nasaud judet, Transylvania region, 125 km. from Cluj and 21 km. from Nasaud. The present total town population is 4000; Jews. The address of the cemetery is 4520 Telciu, Jud. Bistrita-Nasaud, Romania, on a hill near the Christian cemetery in the County of Bistrita-Nasaud, Transylvania, Romania. The present total town population is 4000 with no Jews.          There were no Jews in 1850, but by 1857 they were 9 of a total population of 1812 and 75 in 1880 of a total of 2410. By 1930, there were 204 Jews. In May 1944, the Jews were confined to the ghetto of Bistrita and were deported to Auschwitz on June 2-6, 1944.. After 1945, only a few came back. In 1990, there were only two brothers, living in Nasaud, who tried to obtain their old properties in Telciu. The Orthodox Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century, 10 km. away from congregation. There is not another Jewish cemetery around for 15 km.

The rural (agricultural) hillside, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, it is open with permission via a continuous fence and a usually unlocked gate. The approximate size of cemetery before World War II and now is 505 sq.m. + 240 sq.m. reserve = 745 sq.m. 55 gravestones are in cemetery, 49 of which are in the original positions. 6 are fallen or broken. The oldest known gravestone is 140 years old. The marble, limestone, sandstone, or slate, flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, or flat stones with carved relief decoration have Hebrew inscriptions. No known mass graves or structures. The Federation of Jewish Communities of Romania owns and uses it only as a Jewish cemetery.

Adjacent properties are agricultural, residential, and a Christian cemetery. The cemetery is the same size as it was before 1939. It is visited rarely by private visitors. It was possibly vandalized during World War II but not in the last ten years. Care has included clearing vegetation annually and fixing fence and gate by Bistrita Jewish Community that did restoration in the 1960s and 1970s. Bistrita Jewish Congregation of pays the regular caretaker. Weather erosion and vegetation are the only moderate threats.

Mircea-Sergiu Moldovan, PhD. Professor and architect, str. Paring, nr. 1, bl. A4, ap. 12, 3400 Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Ph.: 40-64-161261 completed form on April 25, 1999 after a visit on April 15, 1999. Emilia Danciu, Ana Rebrisoran was interviewed.


TELCS (Hungarian) see TELCIU
TELTSCH: (German) see TELCIU
TEMESMORA: see MORAVITA
TEMESVAR: see TIMISORA
TEREP: see TRIP
TERJE: see TRIA
TERNOVA: see TIRNOVA
THORENBURG: see TURDA and town of CLUJ
TILEAGD: see UILEACU DE CRIS

TIMISOARA I US Commission No. ROCE-0641
TIMISOARA II US Commission No. ROCE-0642
Timis judet. US Commission information pending [March 2001]

REFERENCE: See: abandoned sites Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. - 201, 229-230 Located at 45°45' 21°13 in Timis County, Banat & Crisana region. Alternate names are Temeschburg/Temesvar/Temisoara/Temisvar.


TIMPESTI: see Falticeni

TINCA I: US Commission No. ROCE-0121 - Bihor County, Transylvania

The "new" cemetery is in Tinca, 3685, judet Bihor, Romania at 4646 2157, 257.1 miles NW of Bucharest and 25 km from Salonta. Alternate name: Tenke (Hungarian.) Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.

The 1880 Jewish population by census was 151, by 1900 census was 190 and in 1930 was 201.
In May 1944, the Jews were gathered in the Oradea ghetto and on May 23, 25, 28-30, and June 1-5, 27 were deported to Auschwitz. The unlandmarked Orthodox and Neolog The cemetery was established at end of the 19th century. Last known burial was 1958.

The rural/agricultural flat land, part of a municipal cemetery, has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is open to all via a non-locking gate. Approximate pre-WWII size is unknown. Approximate post-WWII size is 34 x 24 m. 20-100 stones are visible. 20-100 stones are in original location. 1-20 stones are in original location. Less than 25% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year.

No special sections. The oldest known gravestone dates from end of the 19th century. The 19th and 20th century marble, granite, limestone, iron, concrete, and local stone flat shaped and smoothed and inscribed and carved relief decorated, and double tombstones have Hebrew and Hungarian inscriptions. No known mass graves. The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are residential. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop at the never vandalized cemetery. Maintenance has been cleaning stones and clearing vegetation. Current care is regular unpaid caretaker. No structures. Security is a moderate threat.

Ursutiu Claudia, Pietroasa Street no. 21, 3400 Cluj-Napoca, tel: 0040-64-151073 visited the site and completed the survey on 7 July 2000 using the following documentation:

Claudia and Adrian Ursutiu interviewed Andor Peter, 07. 07. 2000, Tinca [January 2003]
TINCA II: US Commission No. ROCE-0122

See TINCA I for town information.
The old cemetery is located in Tinca at Dorobantilor Street no. 7, 3685.

The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery was established in second half of the 19th century. Last known burial was before the First World War. The rural/agricultural flat land, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached via private property, access is open with permission.

Approximate pre-WWII size is unknown. Approximate post-WWII size is 25 x 20 m. 1-20 stones are visible, some not in original location. Less than 25% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year.

The oldest known gravestone dates from 1862. The 19th and 20th century marble, limestone, and sandstone flat shaped, smoothed and inscribed, and carved relief-decorated common gravestones have Hebrew and Hungarian inscriptions. No known mass graves. The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are residential. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop. The never vandalized cemetery maintenance has been cleaning stones and clearing vegetation. Current care is regular unpaid caretaker. No structures.

Ursutiu Claudia, Pietroasa Street no. 21, 3400 Cluj-Napoca, tel: 0040-64-151073 visited the site and completed the survey on 7 July 2000 using the following documentation:

Claudia and Adrian Ursutiu interviewed Szatmary Rozalia, Dorobantilor Street no. 6, 07. 07. 2000, Tinca [January 2003]


TÎRGU FRUMOS: (Iasi judet) US Commission No. ROCE-0317
See Iasi for death train victims.
The cemetery is located at str. Nucariei 8, Iasi judet, Moldavia region at 27°10' 47°17', 41 km from Iasi. Present town population is 25,000-100,000 with no Jews.

The Census from 1820 registered 99 Jewish families and 1831 Census registered 60 Jewish families. The 1899 Census registered 832 Jewish inhabitants. The 1930 Census registered 1578 Jewish inhabitants. In 1941, the Jews were deported to Caracal (Romania.) Prominent residents include Avraham Iesaia ben Iaakov and Salom Taubes (1825-1888)-scholar rabbis. This Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century. Noteworthy individuals buried here include 21. Tvi ben Iehuda (died 1847) and Salom Taubes (died 1888)-scholar rabbis. The last known Jewish burial in cemetery was July 18, 1977 (Ilie Saim). The unlandmarked Conservative cemetery is 2 km from the congregation that used it. Strunga (Iasi judet) also used this cemetery.

The isolated urban flat land has a sign or plaque in Hebrew that mentions the Jewish Community. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open with permission. A continuous masonry wall and a gate that locks surround.

The pre- and post-WWII size is 500-m X 800 m. 500 - 5,000 gravestones are visible in the cemetery. 20 to 100 are not in original location. More than 75% are toppled or broken. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Water drainage is good all year.

Gravestones date from 1818 through the 20th century. Marble, granite, limestone, sandstone, and other material are flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, and flat stones with carved relief decoration. Some have portraits on the stones and/or metal fences around graves. Inscriptions are in Hebrew, Yiddish, and Romanian. The cemetery has a monument to pogrom victims. The cemetery contains a marked mass grave with 570 corpses.

The national Jewish community owns the cemetery property now is used for Jewish cemetery purposes only. Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose the same area. Frequently, organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups, organized individual tours, and private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish) visit.

The never vandalized cemetery has no maintenance from the regular unpaid caretaker, who has the use of the agricultural land. No structures. Security and weather erosion are slight threats. Vegetation is a moderate threat.

Lucian Nastasa, Clinicilor str., no. 19, Cluj, Romania, tel. 064/190107. Email: nastasalucian@hotmail.com completed the survey on July 22, 2000 using the following documentation:

He visited on July 21, 2000 and interviewed Musat Vasile, str. Nucariei no. 4, Tîrgu Frumos, Iasi judet. Phone: 032/711570 [June 2002]

TIRGU JIU: (Gorj County)
The cemetery is located at Tirgu Jiu, 1400, Narciselor Street no. 6, judet Gorj, Romania. 4503 2317, 144.5 miles WNW of Bucharest and 113 km from Rimnicu Valcea. Current town population is over 100,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.

The Jewish population by census was 69 in 1889 registered 69 and 101 in 1930. The landmarked [?] Orthodox The cemetery was established in second half of the 19th century. Last known burial was 1978. The urban flat land, part of a municipal cemetery, has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is open with permission. A fence with a gate that locks surrounds the site.

Approximate pre- and post-WWII size is 70 X 70 m. 20-100 stones are visible. 20-100 stones are in original location. 1-20 stones are not in original location. Less than 25% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year. No special sections.

The oldest known gravestone dates from 1870. The 19th and 20th century marble, granite, and concrete memorial markers are flat shaped, smoothed and inscribed, and carved relief-decorated. Some have iron decoration or lettering, portraits on stones, and metal fences around graves. Inscriptions are in Hebrew, German, and Romanian. No known mass graves.

The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery and orchard. Adjacent property is a Catholic cemetery. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop at the never vandalized cemetery. Maintenance has been cleaning stones and clearing vegetation. Current care is regular caretaker paid by the Jewish community of Drobeta Turnu Severin. Within the limits of the cemetery is a preburial house and well. The former chapel is now the caretaker's house.

Ursutiu Claudia, Pietroasa Street no. 21, 3400 Cluj-Napoca, tel: 0040-64-151073 visited the site and completed the survey on 5 July 2001 using the following documentation:

Claudia & Adrian Ursutiu interviewed Crucisoru Constantin, 05. 07. 2001, Tirgu Jiu. [January 2003]


TÎRGU LAPUS: US Commission No. ROCE-0377
Alternate Hungarian names: Magyarlapos and Tîrgu-Lapus/Lapus/Targul Lapusului/ Targu Laposului/ Targu Lopus/Targul Lapush/Tiriu Lapus. Located in Maramures County at 4727 2352, 32.1 kilometers SE of Baia Mare. Cemetery address: Str. Mihai Eminescu nr. 6. The cemetery in Tîrgu Lapus (Magyarlapos) is the largest in the region known as 'tara lapusului', the area of Maramures south and east of Baia Mare, with 470 grave stones. --Responsible for site: Comunitatea Evreilor (Baia Mare), Str. Somesului Nr. 5, 4800 Baia Mare, Jud. Maramures, Romania. Tel: (40-62) 211-231 and Comunitatea Evreilor (Bucuresti), Str. Sf. Vineri 9-11, Bucuresti, Tel: (40-1) 157-441.      The Jewish community that used this isolated, urban, hillside cemetery was Orthodox. Razoare and Damacuseni also used this cemetery. No sign or maker. The cemetery is well cared for by Mrs. Anna Pohlman, whose father cared for the cemetery before the war and up to his death. She was born in the late 1930s and speaks Romanian and Hungarian. An ohel has been re-built recently by visitors from Israel and contains the head stones of two rabbis. Visitors have restored several other graves, either with concrete footings for the graves, or with cleaning and painting of the gravestones. Mrs. Pohlman herself has re-painted the lettering in several other stones and would like to undertake further steps to paint and otherwise protect the stones (e.g. setting upright those that are leaning and stabilizing others with concrete foundations). Although she receives sporadic contributions from visitors to the site, more substantial funds would be necessary for complete renovation. She says that 339 stones are in need of some kind of repair and that 31 have fallen to the ground completely. Mrs. Pohlman identified the oldest grave in the cemetery (which was photographed) and the most recent burial was in 1972 (Laife Kaufman). The cemetery contains a variety of stone forms - double stones, obelisks, multiple stone monuments, etc. and appears to reflect a relatively wealthy, prosperous community before W.W.II. Theft of stones is not currently a problem, although one section of the site (approximately 300-sq. m) was annexed to a neighboring garden shortly after the war (the stones were removed and were at one time seen in the foundation of the adjoining house). Mrs. Pohlman believes it was annexed in 1944. Most of the small numbered stones that were found next to a majority of the graves have also disappeared over time. More recently, an engraved metal plaque was stolen by a group of visiting art students.
         A fence erected in 1990 and a locked gate protects the cemetery from most unwanted intruders, but children from the neighboring school are eager to get in an play amongst the stones. Thus, security is a slight threat. Weather erosion continues to take its toll. In light of the fact that the cemetery is so large, a caretaker's fee would be particularly appropriate in this case. Mrs. Pohlman confirmed our information that the name Sajovics was well known in the village of Ungureni, and reports that there were many with that name in Tîrgu Lapus. When asked to confirm the existence of a cemetery in Razoare, she said that there were only a few families in that village and that the only two people she knew of had been buried in Tîrgu Lapus. Because she grew up in a family of cemetery caretakers, Mrs. Pohlman is a knowledgeable informant on pre- and post-war Jewish life in Tîrgu Lapus. Jewish families employed her. She told one story of travelling to Baia Mare every week to have chickens koshered for local, elderly Jews after the war. It is clear that she has much to say about the cemetery and about Jewish culture in general - she would be an ideal informant for further oral history research.
          The cemetery is reached by turning directly off a public road. Access to the cemetery is open with permission. A fence and a locking gate surround the cemetery. Size: on-site guess - 2,500-sq. m. The cemetery contains 470 marble, granite, limestone, or sandstone gravestones, regardless of condition or position with 439 in original location, regardless of condition. 66% of the stones are leaning. 31 stones are broken or toppled. 31 stones are not in original location. Vegetation and water drainage are not a problem. A photograph will determine the date of the oldest known gravestone. The cemetery contains tombstones that are flat shaped, smoothed and inscribed in Hebrew and/or Hungarian as well as gravestones with carved relief decoration, double tombstones, multi-stone monuments, obelisks, and horizontal placement. Some have traces of paint on their surface. Some have iron decorations or lettering. Some have cement footings for stones or cement grave boundaries. The cemetery owner is the national Jewish community. Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. The cemetery is a bit smaller than in 1939 due to annexation of a small area for a kitchen garden. The cemetery is visited occasionally by organized Jewish group tours or private visitors. Theft of stones is the primary problem encountered between 1945 and the present. Maintenance: re-erection and cleaning of stones, clearing vegetation, painting stones, 1999 rebuilding ohel. Maintenance was by local caretaker and Federation and Jewish individuals from abroad. The ohel was re-constructed in 1999. Vegetation clearance is seasonal. The fence and gate were put up in 1990. Other repair work has been carried out occasionally over the last ten years. Within the cemetery are an ohel and other storage structures.
          John DeMetrick and Christina Crowder, (formerly of Cluj, they have no further information), completed this survey on 22 April 2000 using a list of cemeteries known by the Jewish Community in Baia Mare. They visited the site on 8 April 2000 and interviewed Mrs. Anna Pohlman, Str. Mihai Eminescu nr. 6, Tîrgu Lapus 4875, Jud. Maramures. Tel: (40-62) 466-893.

TÎRGU MURES:
http://www.giotto.org/jesse/romania.html
     REFERENCE: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe . New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. pgs 230-231
     Located at 46°33' 24°34' in Mures County, Transylvania region. Alternate names: Marosvasarhely/ Muresh/ Neumarktam Mieresch/ Targu Mures/ Targul Mures/ Turgul Mures/ Tyrgu Muresh.
     Anti-semitic slogans were written on tombstones. Source: Dateline World Jewry , June 1998, World Jewish Congress
     Toni Szmuk wrote from Tîrgu Mures, Romania: I am a Romanian-Israeli citizen and recently visited the Jewish cemetery in my home town where few members of my family are burried.I was deeply moved by the ruin I found there. There are over 2000 Jews burried there; and their graves seem deserted and abandoned, so, I thought maybe I can do something to restore them. I started the papers to open a not-for-profit society, in order to raise funds for this purpose and also to offer support and help for those looking for their ancestors buried in Romania. The local Jewish community used to be a large and powerful one, but now there are only a few old Jews alive. I talked to them about my intentions and they received them with great enthousiasm and assured me of their support. They offered me the books they kept, to study and to use them in my project. Therefore, seeing that Romania is not well covered on the web, I intend to enlarge the studies to as many counties as we can. This will be a huge time and money consuming project, so, I thought maybe you could help us started with some know-how. I already have worked on a database covering one of the Jewish cemeteries in my town, and sofar, we have over 2000 names listed. [25 December 2000]
         Alternate/former names are German: Neumarkt and Hungarian: Marosvasarhely. Cemetery is at Verii str. No. 10 in Mures judet, 350 km from Bucharest; 105 km from Cluj (Kolozsvar); 320 km from Timisoara (Temesvar). Present total town population: about 200.000 with about 250 Jews.           The earliest known Jewish community in town was late 18th century. 1944 Jewish population was about 8,000, before deportation. The Orthodox cemetery was established in the 19th century with the last burial in November 2000. No other towns and villages use this unlandmarked cemetery, approximately 4 km from the congregation.
          The isolated urban hillside has no sign or marker. Reached turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a continuous fence and a gate that locks. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII and now is 3 hectares. 2,300 graves are in the cemetery in original location with about 1,500 toppled or broken. None have been removed. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem which is disturbing graves. Water drainage is a seasonal problem. The cemetery has no special sections. The oldest known gravestone dates from 1854. The marble, granite, limestone, and concrete flat stones with carved relief decoration, double tombstones, or obelisks, some with bronze decorations or lettering and/or metal fences around graves, have Hebrew, Hungarian, and/or Romanian inscriptions. The cemetery contains special memorial mounuments to Holocaust victims and Jewish soldiers. No known mass graves. The local Jewish community owns the site used only as a Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are residential. Occasionally, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors visit the cemetery.
          The cemetery never was vandalized. Care includes clearing vegetation and fixing wall and gate by Jewish individuals within country and occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals and an unpaid caretaker. Within the limits of the cemetery is a pre-burial house with a tahara [table] and statue. Vegetation is the only serious threat.
          Anton Szmuk & Gratiela Szmuk completed this survey on 27 December 2000 using the Jewish Community's Burial Registry. Address: 4300, Targu Mures, Mures, Romania. Tel. 00 40 92 724225 and 00 40 92 248981. Email: synapsis@orizont.net . No other documentation exists. They visited in December 2000 and Sauber Bernath, president of the Local Jewish Community, in his office. [January 2001]

TÎRGU NEAMT: see TÎRGUL NEAMT
TÎRGU NEAMŢ: see TÎRGUL NEAMŢ

TÎRGUL NEAMŢ: (judet Neamţ)
The cemetery is located at Str. Batalion no. 6, Tirgu Neamţ, judet Neamţ, 4712 2622, 191.5 miles N of Bucharest and 130 km. from Iasi. Proper name of town is Mahala. Present town population is 25,000-100,000 with 10-100.

The Jewish population by 1772 census was 12 Jewish families, by 1899 census was 416 Jews, and in 1930 was 2,479. The cemetery was established in the 19th century. with the last known burial on May 9, 2000 (Ilie Haim).

The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery is 1.5 km from the congregation that used it. The isolated suburban hillside cemetery has sign in Romanian and Hebrew inscriptions on wall or gate. Reached by a public road, access is open with permission. A fence with a gate that locks surrounds the site.

Approximate pre- and post-WWII size is 200 X 150 m. About.5500 gravestones are in original location.1-20 stones are not in original location. More than 75% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is a seasonal problem preventing access. Water drainage is good all year.

No special sections. The oldest known gravestone dates from aprox.1905. The flat shaped, carved relief decorated, sandstone, slate, and iron tombstones, some with traces of painting on their surfaces, iron decorations or letting, bronze decorations or lettering, and other metallic elements and metal fences around graves have Hebrew, Yiddish, German, Hungarian, and Romanian inscriptions.

The national Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are in village residential setting with houses, gardens, orchards, and pastures. Frequently, individual tours and private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors and local residents stop. The never vandalized cemetery has no maintenance. Current care is regular unpaid caretaker. Within the cemetery boundaries is a house. Weather erosion is a moderate threat.

Lucian Nastasă, Clinicilor Street, no. 19, Cluj, Romania, tel. 064/190107. Email: Nastasălucian@hotmail.com completed the survey on September 28, 2000 using the following documentation:

Lucian Nastasă interviewed Anegroaiei Gheorghe, Str. Batalion no. 6, Tg. Neamţ on 26 September 2000. [January 2003]


TÎRGU OCNA I: US Commission No. ROCE-0065 (Bacău judet) US Commission No. _ The cemetery is located at str. I.C. Negri, 52, TÎRGU Ocna, Bacău judet, Moldavia region at 46°21' 26°42', 13 km from Onesti. Present town population is 25,000-100,000 with under 10 Jews. The Census from 1820 registered 7 Jewish families and 1831 Census registered 17 Jewish families. The 1899 Census registered 252 Jewish inhabitants. The 1930 Census registered 867 Jewish inhabitants. In World War I there were here battles in which many local Jews died (1917). Prominent residents include Iehosua Falk Wolfsohn (born 1835), scholar rabbi. This Jewish cemetery was established in the 18th century. The last known Jewish burial in cemetery was in the 19th century. The unlandmarked Conservative cemetery was 3 km from the congregation that used it. The isolated suburban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing private property access is entirely closed. A continuous masonry wall and a gate that locks surround. The pre- and post-WWII size is 80 m X 60 m. 20 to 100 gravestones are visible. 1 to 20 are not in original location. 25% - 50% are broken or toppled. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year. Tombstones date from the 18th and 19th century. Sandstone and limestone are rough stones or boulders, flat shaped stones, and finely smoothed and inscribed stones. Some have portraits on the stones. Inscriptions are in Hebrew. The present owner of the cemetery property is a private individual: Dr. Cristea Nicolae, Bucharest. The site is used for agricultural purposes. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Boundaries are smaller, reduced as a result of agriculture. Rarely, private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish) local residents stop. The cemetery was vandalized prior to World War II, not in the last ten years, and occasionally. Annual clearing of vegetation by a regular unpaid caretaker is the care. No structures. Security and pollution is a slight threat. Weather erosion is a moderate threat. Lucian Nastasa, Clinicilor str., no. 19, Cluj, Romania, tel. 064/190107. Email: nastasalucian@hotmail.com completed the survey on July 19, 2000 using the following documentation: He visited July 15, 2000 and interviewed Anton Mihai, str. Cimitir 10, Tîrgu Ocna, Bacău judet. Phone: 340147. [June 2002]
TÎRGU OCNA II: US Commission No. ROCE-0066
Bacău judet. US Commission information pending [March 2001]
Alternate names: Aknavasar/ Targu Ocna/ Targul Ocna. Located at 46°17' 26°37' in Bacău County, Moldavia region. The cemetery is located at str. Cimitir, 32, Tîrgu Ocna, Bacău judet, Moldavia region at 46°21' 26°42', 13 km from Onesti. See Tîrgu Ocna I for town details.

The Census from 1820 registered 7 Jewish families and 1831 Census registered 17 Jewish families. The 1899 Census registered 252 Jewish inhabitants. The 1930 Census registered 867 Jewish inhabitants. In World War I, battles here killed many local Jews (1917). Prominent residents include Iehosua Falk Wolfsohn (born 1835), scholar rabbi. This Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century. The last known Jewish burial in cemetery was Aug. 28, 1998.

The unlandmarked Conservative cemetery is 1.5 km. from the congregation that used it. Slanic Moldova (Bacău judet) and Onesti (Bacău judet) also used this cemetery. The urban flat land, separate, but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open with permission. A continuous masonry wall and a gate that locks surround.

The pre- and post-WWII size is 100 m X 80 m. 500 to 5,000 tombstones are visible. 1 to 20 are not in original location. More than 75% are toppled or broken. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year. No special sections.

Tombstones date from the end of the 19th century through the 20th century. Marble, granite, limestone, sandstone, and other material are flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, and flat stones with carved relief decoration and multistone monuments. Some have portraits on the stones and metal fences around graves. Inscriptions are in Hebrew, German, and Romanian. The cemetery has a monument to Jewish soldiers.

The national Jewish community owns the cemetery property now is used for Jewish cemetery purposes only. Adjacent properties are agricultural and the Greek-Orthodox cemetery. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose the same area. Occasionally, private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish) local residents stop.

The never vandalized cemetery maintenance includes re-erection of stones and cleaning and patching broken stones by Jewish individuals within the country and Jewish individuals abroad in 1999 by the regular unpaid caretaker. No structures. Security and vandalism are moderate threats. Pollution and vegetation are slight threats.

Lucian Nastasa, Clinicilor str., no. 19, Cluj, Romania, tel. 064/190107. Email: nastasalucian@hotmail.com completed the survey on July 19, 2000 using the following documentation:

He visited on July 15, 2000 and interviewed Anton Mihai, str. Cimitir 10, Tîrgu Ocna, Bacău judet. Phone: 340147. [June 2002]
          Only five Jews live there now. Mihai Anton, hired by Bacău Federation, Str. Cimitr Nr. 10 tends the cemetery. He could scrutinize every readable stone in three or four hours. In the middle of a bare mud field not far from the first cemetery, there is a barbed wire fence with no gate enclosing ____ about 1/10 the size of the first. Inscriptions are in Hebrew. Source: Researching Jewish Romania On Site by Paul Pascal.
           The Washington Jewish Week , October 5, 1995 article by Sherie L. Silverman on page 12 states: "More than 700 Jewish cemeteries are home to neglected headstones."

TÎRGU SECUIESC I: US Commission No. ROCE-0271 - (judet Covasna)
The cemetery is located at Tirgu Secuiesc, Garii Street, 4050, judet Covasna, Romania, 4600 2608, 108.2 miles N of Bucharest and 30 km from Sfintu Gheorghe. The alternate Hungarian name is Kezdivasarhely. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.

The Jewish population by census was fifteen in 1869-1870, sixty in 1880, 87 in 1900 and 97 in 1930. In May 1944, the Jews were gathered in the ghetto of Tirgu Mures and on May 27, 30 and June 8 were deported to the concentration camps. The unlandmarked Orthodox and Neolog The cemetery was established at end of the 19th century. Last known burial was inter-war period.

The urban hillside, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is open with permission. A fence with a gate that locks surrounds the site. Approximate pre- and post-WWII size is 352 square m. 20-100 stones are visible. 20-100 stones are in original location. 1-20 stones are not in original location. Less than 25% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is a seasonal problem.

No special sections. The oldest known gravestone dates from end of the 19th century. The 19th and 20th century andesine memorial markers are flat shaped, smoothed and inscribed, and carved relief-decorated common gravestones. Have Hebrew and Hungarian inscriptions. No known mass graves. The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are commercial or industrial. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop.

The never vandalized cemetery Maintenance has been cleaning stones and clearing vegetation. Current care is regular caretaker paid by the Jewish community of Brasov. No structures.

Claudia Ursutiu, Pietroasa Str. no. 21, 3400 Cluj Napoca, Romania, tel. 0040-64-151073 visited the site and completed the survey on 3 December 2000 using the following documentation:

Claudia and Adrian Ursutiu interviewed Boier Ludovic, 03. 12. 2000, Sfintu Gheorghe. [January 2003]


TÎRGU TROTUS: (Bacău judet) US Commission No. ROCE-0067   Map
The cemetery is located in the place: "Cîmpul Tarna Noua"), Tîrgu Trotus, Bacău judet, Moldavia region at 26°47' 46°22', 10 km from Tîrgu Ocna. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.     The 1899 Census registered 28 Jewish inhabitants. The 1930 Census registered 9 Jewish inhabitants. This Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century. The last known Jewish burial in cemetery was in about 1940. The unlandmarked Conservative cemetery is 3 km. from the congregation that used it.
    The isolated rural (agricultural) flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing other public property, access is open to all. A continuous masonry wall and a gate that does not lock surround. The pre- and post-WWII size is 50 m X 40 m. No stones are visible. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year.
    Tombstones date from the end of the 19th through the 20th century. Sandstone and limestone flat shaped stones and finely smoothed and inscribed stones have Hebrew inscriptions. Some have portraits on the stones. The national Jewish community owns the cemetery property used for agricultural purposes. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose the same area. Rarely, local residents visit. No maintenance. Care is occasional clearing pr cleaning by individuals. An unpaid caretaker. No structures. Security and weather erosion are moderate threats.
    Lucian Nastasa, Clinicilor str., no. 19, Cluj, Romania, tel. 064/190107. Email: nastasalucian@hotmail.com completed the survey on July 23, 2000 using the following documentation: He visited on July 20, 2000 and interviewed Cernea Costica, Tîrgu Trotus, Bacău judet; and Scutaru Gheorghe, Tîrgu Trotus, Bacău judet; Sfart Pincu, Onesti, phone 319370. [June 2002]

TÎRGU YASSKI: see Iasi

TÎRGUL NEAMT: US Commission No. ROCE-0441
Neamt judet. US Commission information pending [March 2001]
Located at 47°12' 26°22' in Neamt County, Moldavia region. Alternate names are Mahala, Pomete, Pometea, and Targul Neamt. REFERENCE: See: abandoned sites; Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. - 201, 231-232 REFERENCE: 1 picture in book; Saros Laszlo and Vali Dezso. Tanu ez a kohalom . (This Cairn is Witness Today) ISBN 963 7476 172. Source: Bruce Kahn bkahn@servtech.com

TIRGUSOR: (Bihor County, Transylvania)
The cemetery is located at 3761 Targusor, com. Cherechiu, judet Bihor, Romania at 4723 2210, 277.8 miles NW of Bucharest and 7 km from Sacuieni. The alternate names are Asszonyvasara (Hungarian) and Romanian name: Targusor. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.

The 1880 Jewish population by census was 32, in 1900 was 44, and in 1930 was 6. In May 1944, the Jews were gathered in the Oradea ghetto and on May 23, 25, 28-30, and June 1-5, 27 were deported to Auschwitz. The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery was established in the second half of 19th century with last known burial approximately 1950.

The rural/agricultural hillside, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is open with permission. A fence with a gate that locks surrounds the site. Approximate pre- and post-WWII size is 25 x 23 m. 1-20 stones are visible. All gravestones are in original location. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year. No special sections.

The oldest known gravestone dates from second half 19th century. Tombstones date from the 19th and 20th centuries. The marble and sandstone flat shaped and smoothed and inscribed common gravestones have Hebrew inscriptions. The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent property is local cemetery. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose a smaller area due to soil erosion/landslide. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop. The never vandalized cemetery Maintenance has been clearing vegetation. Current care is occasional clearing or cleaning by unpaid individuals. No structures. Weather erosion is a moderate threat.

Ursutiu Claudia, Pietroasa Street no. 21, 3400 Cluj-Napoca, tel: 0040-64-151073 visited the site and completed the survey on 29 June 2001 using the following documentation:

Claudia and Adrian Ursutiu interviewed Szaldabagyi Gyula-Pal, 29. 06. 2000, Targusor. [January 2003]


TIRNAVENI I: Mures County, Transylvania
The cemetery is located at Tarnaveni, 30 Decembrie Street no. 7, cod 3225, judet Mures, 4620 2417, 158.0 miles NNW of Bucharest and 45 km from Targu Mures. Alternate names: Dicso Szent Marton (Hungarian), Tarnaveni (Romanian.) Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.