History Of The Jews In Romania
The history of Jews in Romania concerns the Jews both of Romania and of Romanian origins, from their first mention on what is present-day Romanian territory.
Minimal until the 18th century, the size of the Jewish population increased after around 1850, and more especially after the establishment of Greater Romania in the aftermath of World War I. A diverse community, albeit an overwhelmingly urban one, Jews were a target of religious persecution and racism in Romanian society – from the late-19th century debate over the "Jewish Question" and the Jewish residents' right to citizenship, to the genocide carried out in the lands of Romania as part of the Holocaust. The latter, coupled with successive waves of aliyah, has accounted for a dramatic decrease in the overall size of Romania's present-day Jewish community.
Today only about 6000 Jews remain in Romania, primarily in urban areas.
Read more about History Of The Jews In Romania: Early History, Early Modern Age, Russo-Turkish Wars, Early 19th Century, Under Alexandru Ioan Cuza, 1860s and 1870s, Treaty of Berlin and Aftermath, Historical Core Jewish Population (using Current Borders)
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