| VIFOROASA: (Havadto) Mures county, Transylvania |
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Alternate names: Viforoasa, Havadtő. 151.8 miles NNW of Bucureşt in Fântânele (Hungarian: Gyulakuta) commune in Mureş judet comprised six villages: Bordoşiu/Bordos, Călimăneşti/Kelementelke, Cibu/Csöb, Fântânele, Roua/Rava, and Viforoasa/Havadtő. US Commission No. ROCE-0433 - Viforoasa, Principala Street, no. 113, cod. 3284, judet Mures, 4626 2448, 151.8 miles NNW of Bucharest and 32 km from Targu Mures. Alternate name: Havadto (Hungarian). Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.
The 1850 Jewish population by census was 21 and from 1930 census was 24/ In May 1944, the Jews were gathered in the ghetto of Tîrgu Mures and on May 27, 30 and June 8 were deported to Auschwitz. The 19th century unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery's last burial was 20th century. The isolated rural/agricultural flat land has no sign or marker. Reached via private property, The oldest known gravestone dates from 19th century. The 19th and 20th century limestone flat shaped and smoothed and inscribed common gravestones have Hebrew inscriptions. No known mass graves. The national Jewish community owns the property used for orchard. Adjacent properties are a village setting with houses, gardens, orchards, and pastures. Cosmina Popa, Tatra Street no. 4, tel. 064/ 128764, Cluj Napoca, 3400 and Ioana Oprea, Bd. 21 Decembrie, 13-15, 064/190849, Cluj-Napoca, 3400 visited the site and completed the survey on 14 August 2000 using the following documentation:
Cosmina Popa and Ioana Raiciu interviewed Szilagyi Istvan, Viforoasa. [January 2003] |
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