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ביסטריץ

Bistrița

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ביסטריץ — בית החיים

Bistritz — the Jewish cemetery

Jewish cemetery, Strada Ghinzii 48, Bistrița, Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania

  • The address is Ghinzii 48. It is fenced, the gate locks, and entry is with permission rather than open — so it is arranged in advance, not walked into.
  • An Orthodox ground of the eighteen-hundreds, three hundred metres by a hundred, with thousands of stones still visible on it. There is no landmark or marker on the road to tell you what it is.
  • REB MEIR SPITZ IS NOT BURIED HERE, and people look for him. He was rov of Bistritz from 1912 until 1944, when the Jews of the town were put into the ghetto in May and deported to Auschwitz on the second and sixth of June. He was murdered there and has no kever.
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Questions

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Where is the beis hachaim in Bistrița?

Bistritz — the Jewish cemetery — Jewish cemetery, Strada Ghinzii 48, Bistrița, Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania.

Which airport is closest to Bistrița?

Cluj-Napoca International (CLJ), about 73 km · 45 mi away in a straight line. The other airports within reach are Sibiu International (SBZ) and Debrecen International (DEB). There is no direct flight to the town itself, so the last leg is by road whichever airport you use.