Sculeni
Commune in Ungheni District, Moldova / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sculeni (Yiddish: סקולען, Skulen) is a commune in Ungheni District, Moldova. It is composed of four villages: Blindești, Floreni, Gherman and Sculeni.[2]
Sculeni | |
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Commune | |
Coordinates: 47°19′N 27°38′E | |
Country | Moldova |
District | Ungheni District |
Population | |
• Total | 4,750 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
It is also a border checkpoint to Romania.
The town had an important Jewish community before World War II to such an extent that a Hasidic dynasty is designated after its name, the Skulen Hasidic dynasty.[3]
In June 1941, hundreds of Jews from the area were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by a death squad of Romanian troops.[4][5][6]
- Olga Bogdanova, actress
- Andrei Eșanu, historian
- Eliezer Zusia Portugal, rabbi
- Yisroel Avrohom Portugal, rabbi
- Grigore Sturdza, politician and adventurer
- Wincenty (Morari), metropolitan
- On 22 February 1821 (O.S.), accompanied by several other Greek officers in Russian service, Ypsilantis crossed the Prut into the Principalities.
Sculeni (battle of Sculeni) is mentioned by Alexander Pushkin in his short story The Shot.
- Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), pp. 1154-55: "Sculeni".
- "SCULENI: Iasi | moldova-inc-transnistria-region - International Jewish Cemetery Project". www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-12.
- "Gropile comune de la Stanca (The common pits from Stanca)" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2020-02-15. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
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