Suceava
Name in German:
Suczawa (Sotschen)
Name in Hebrew:
סוצ'אבה
Name in Yiddish:
שאָץ (Sotz)
Historical-cultural region:
Bukovina
Administrative History:
1388 - 1564 - The capital of the Principality of Moldavia
1775 - 1849 - Under the rule of Austrian Habsburgs, part of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
1849 - 1918 - Under the rule of Austrian Habsburgs, Duchy of Bukovina
1918 - 1947 - Kingdom of Romania
1947-1965 - Romanian People's Republic
1965 - 1989 - Socialist Republic of Romania
Population Data:
Year | Jews | Percentage of Jews in total population |
1774 | 203 | |
1791 | 170 (families) | |
1828 | 73 (families) | |
1880 | 3,750 | 37.1 |
1930 | 3,496 | 34.2 |
1941 | 3,253 | 23.7 |
1942 | 27 | |
1945 | 4,000 | |
1948 | 2,438 | |
1971 | 500 |
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Items relevant to the community
Title | Type of item | Years |
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Tombstone of Efraim Son of Baruch Shalom ha-Levi | Tombstones | |
Tombstone of ... | Tombstones | |
Tombstone of Ester Daughter of Menashe | Tombstones | 1816 |
Tombstone of Sosye Daughter of Zvi Hirsh | Tombstones | 1879 |
Tombstone of Dvora Daughter of Avraham Leib Segal | Tombstones | 1840 |
Tombstone of Zindel Son of Zvi | Tombstones | 1802 |
Tombstone of Haya Daughter of Yoel | Tombstones | 1834 |
Tombstone of Leah Daughter of Naftali | Tombstones | 1797 |
Tombstone of Ester Daughter of Shraga Faivish | Tombstones | 1848 |
Tombstone of Blume Daughter of David | Tombstones | 1871 |