Sephardic Jews in Romania
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Sephardic Jews have played an important historical role in Romania, although their numbers in the country have dwindled to a few hundred, with most living in the capital, Bucharest. Antisemitic pogrom
The Cahal Grande was considered one of the most beautiful synagogues in Eastern Europe, but it was destroyed during antisemitic pogroms in Romania in the early-mid 20th century.
The Bucharest Sephardic Jewish Cemetery is an important monument to the community and is still in operation today.
Aristide Blank
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Aristide or Aristid Blank, also spelled Blanc or Blanck, was a Romanian financier, economist, arts patron and playwright. His father, Mauriciu Blank, an assimilated and naturalized Romanian Jew, was m
Sephardic Jews in Romania
…Mișu Benvenisti, lawyer, Zionist militant, and leader of the Romanian Jewish community Aristide Blank, financier, economist, arts patron and playwright Mauriciu Blank, banker, co-founder, alongside Iacob Marmorosch, of the Marmorosch Blank Bank…
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