Preserving the Memory of
the Jewish Community of Oradea, Romania

Mission

Honor the lives and contributions of the tens of thousands of men, women and children of Oradea who helped give the city its unusually enlightened and tolerant character. Remember their ultimate fate: they were enslaved, tormented and deported from their city in the spring of 1944.

Build a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural international consensus around the need to honor and remember them. Make their legacy of true stories, lessons and values of tolerance, understanding and generosity available today, to all, especially Oradea's children. Create a new place and new means for native Oradeans and visitors to spend time in a positive setting with each other and with aspects of the past of their city.

Help build a better future in Oradea by learning and teaching about the past, promoting a renewed appreciation of diversity, tolerance and openness of spirit.

Principal Projects

RESTORATION and rededication of the Monument to Oradea's Deportees, erected by survivors in 1946.

NEW MEMORIAL in Oradea, in development, to honor the lives and contributions and commemorate the fate of its Jewish Community.

DOCUMENTARY in development, to tell the story of the community, past and present, and the story of the effort to preserve their memory.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM and WEB SITE featuring news, stories, images, interviews; planned is an educational program for children and adults in Romanian, Hungarian and English.