Jewish Population of Roman
According to the Romanian Jewish Community website, there were 30 Jewish families in the town of Roman as of 2007.
Year | Jews | # Synagogues |
---|---|---|
1859-1860 | 3,288 | |
1899 | 4,019 | |
1930 | 5,925 | |
1940 | 5,689 | 18 |
1943 | 6,470 | 18 |
2007 | 60 |
"Between 1859-1860, there were 3,288 Jews; in 1899 - 4,019, in 1930 - 5,925. A statistics situation, after a documentary included in the volume "The contribution to the culture and civilization of the Jews from Romania", it shows the "Activity of the Mosaic Cult in all over the country, between 1918-1943". Thus, "The Roman district office": in 1940 - 5,689 souls, 18 synagogues and two Rabbis, two cemeteries; in 1941 - 6,485 souls, 18 synagogues and two Rabbis, two cemeteries; in 1942 - 18 functional synagogues with two Rabbis (Isacsohn Salomon and Frenkel Mendel), five Hahams, two psalm readers and 16 clerics. There were about 7,000 Jews in Roman (including the Jews evacuated from the neighboring villages: Bozieni, Bara, Demienesti, Bacesti); in 1943 - 6,470 souls, 18 synagogues and 2 Rabbis, two cemeteries."