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Sighet before the Holocaust

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Sighet Jewish communities before the war Romania

1937 studio portrait of Suri and Ari Deutsch

Prewar studio portrait in Sighet of Jewish siblings Suri and Ari Deutsch, both of whom died in the Holocaust.

Prewar studio portrait in Sighet of Jewish siblings Suri and Ari Deutsch, both of whom died in the Holocaust. This photograph comes from the album of their cousin, Rosalia Dratler Roiter. Rosalia was deported to and died at Auschwitz. Sighet, Romania, 1937.

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Prewar view of the Transylvanian town of Sighet.

Prewar view of the main market square in the Transylvanian town of Sighet, Romania.

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Sighet

Prewar view of the Transylvanian town of Sighet.

Prewar view of the Transylvanian town of Sighet, Romania.

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Sighet

Prewar view of the Transylvanian town of Sighet.

Prewar view of the Transylvanian town of Sighet, Romania.

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Group portrait in front of a synagogue in Sighet

Prewar group portrait in front of a synagogue in the Transylvanian town of Sighet.

Prewar group portrait in front of a synagogue in the Transylvanian town of Sighet.

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Leaders of the Sighet Jewish community

Leaders of the Sighet Jewish community. Those pictured include Mr.

Leaders of the Sighet Jewish community. Those pictured include Mr. Hershkovich (seated far left), Mr. Klein (seated second from left), Mr. Yacobovich (standing far right), and Mr. Jahan (standing second row, right). Photograph taken ca. 1928–1930.

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