Sighet (known today as Sighetu Marmatiei), a town in Transylvania, was part of Romania following World War I. The town was part of Hungary between 1940 and ...

"Sighet" redirects here. For the Hasidic dynasty ... In 1352, it was a free royal town and the capital of Máramaros comitatus, just outside Transylvania.

From May 17-21, 1944, the entire Jewish population of Sighet was deported to Auschwitz. Of the nearly 14,000 Jews deported from Sighet in May 1944, ...

At the northern border of Transylvania lies Sighet Marmatiei, unquestionably the region's most original and charming little city, where Romanian, Hungarian, ...

Sighet, Elie Wiesel's 1928 birthplace, still survives — a town in northern Romania near the meeting of the Hungarian and Ukrainian borders.

A city in Northern Transylvania, under Hungarian rule from 1940 to 1944. Sighet served as the capital of the Maramaros region. In 1941, 10,441 Jews.

Jews first settled in Sighet, a small town in the Principality of Transylvania, in the 1600s. Although the region was ruled by Hungarian princes it had ...

Sighet is located in the Northwestern part of Romania, bordering with Ukraine in the north and only 2 hours to the Hungarian border. Its population is close ...

Sighet was the capital of Chassidut movement, frequently visited by Jews from all around Europe. Today, many Chassidim are coming to pay homage the “Famous ...

Aug 2, 2016 · Sighet before World War II. An image of the main market square in the Transylvanian town of Sighet, Romania, taken before World War II.