Podu Iloaiei, județul Iași, Moldova, România
| Latitude | 47°13′N |
| Longitude | 27°27′30″E |
| City | Podu Iloaiei |
| County | județul Iași |
| State/ Province | Moldova |
| Country | România |
Narrative
In the second half of the 18th century, the Jewish community wasestablished in Podu Iloaiei, as a result of the the Seven Years' War (1756-1763), the partition of Poland (1792,1795) and the Russian-Austrian-Turkish wars (1769-1774, 1787-1792, 1806-1812, 1828-1830). when the Phanariot princes who ruled the Romanian Principalities decided to encourage repopultation by the foreigners, promising temporary tax exemptions.
Narrative
On June 30, 1941, a train with the survivors of the Iasi pogrom arrived in Podul Iloaiei; 1,194 died.
About 700 survivors were saved, brought to the synagogue and then offered shelter in Jewish homes.
In 1941, the Governement issued the first order to expel the Jews from Podul Iloaiei, but cancelled because of protests by the Jewish Congregations Society in Bucuresti.
Narrative
In April 1942, the Jews of Podu Iloaiei were evacuated to Iasi.and given shelter in the synagogues.
The police sealed Jewish homes and stores.
After the war,about 300 Jews returned to Podul Iloaiei.
Web Links
| Type | Link/ Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Web Home | Podu Iloaiei, de la Wikipedia (Română) |
| 2 | Web Home | Podu Iloaiei, from Wikipedia |
| 3 | Web Search | The Jewish Community in Podu Iloaiei (Romania), from JewishGen.org |
| 4 | Web Search | Jewish Podu Iloaiei |
| 5 | Web Search | “Podul Iloaiei” - Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities in Romania, Volume 1 (Podu Iloaiei, Romania) |