CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HISTORY OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF FAGARAS (ROMANIA)

The information regarding the study of the Jewish presence in Transylvania is relatively substantial, the main characteristic in the analysis of this minority is that there can be found the first reports about it, which consist in a series of documents about the 11th century Kingdom of Hungary and its problems. On the other hand, the studies and historical documents are written more thoroughly allowing a more precise analysis than their equivalents in the other areas of Romania. In this article we are trying through real contributions, for the first time, to outline a history of the Jewish presence in the city of Fagaras (between the end of the 17th century and the beginning of the 2000s), the heart of a geographical area filled with history – Fagaras County –, located in the South-Southeast of Transylvania.