Dear Friends, Right next to the Ukrainian border is the town of Siret, Romania, which had an important Jewish presence dating back centuries. Yet the vital record books haven’t been found, and there are few resources available for researching our Siret ancestors.
I just learned of important work that took place this past summer to clear and document two of the three Jewish cemeteries in Siret – the Old Cemetery and the “Middle” Cemetery. This work was carried out by the Jewish Galicia and Bukovina Organization https://jgaliciabukovina.net/ . Photos were taken to document the many artistic and elaborately decorated matzevot. All or most of the tombstones were transcribed and are listed on the Organization’s website. Please note, however, that these tombstones cover the period from ~1750 to 1935. Most are without surnames, and show only the patronymic name (e.g. Resi daughter of Zvi, Efraim Fishel son of Uri Faibish). This article on the Jewish Heritage Europe website provides you with direct links to the lists of names, which can all be viewed along with the corresponding matzevot, but are not searchable by name. https://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2023/01/05/romania-siret-cemeteries/ Whether or these new data help provide any assistance to your research, it’s at least heartwarming to know that some effort has now been made to care for these important Jewish burial grounds. Warmest wishes for the New Year! Bruce ******************************************************************************* This moderated discussion group is for information exchange on the subject of Czernowitz and Sadagora Jewish History and Genealogy. The opinions expressed in these posts are the opinions of the original poster only and not necessarily the opinions of the List Owner, the Webmaster or any other members or entities connected with this mailing list. The Czernowitz-L list has an associated web site at http://czernowitz.ehpes.com that includes a searchable archive of all messages posted to this list. Beginning in 2021, archived messages can be found at: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To send mail to the list, address it to <[email protected]>. To remove your address from this e-list follow the directions at https://it.cornell.edu/lyris/leave-e-lists-lyris To receive assistance for this e-list send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
