Sculeni

Commune in Ungheni District, Moldova

47°19′N 27°38′E / 47.317°N 27.633°E / 47.317; 27.633Country

MoldovaDistrictUngheni DistrictPopulation

(2014)^[1]

• Total4,750Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Sculeni (Yiddish: סקולען, Skulen) is a commune in Ungheni District, Moldova. It is composed of four villages: Blindești, Floreni, Gherman and Sculeni.^[2]

It is also a border checkpoint to Romania.

History

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]

Natives

Olga Bogdanova, actress
Andrei Eșanu, historian
Eliezer Zusia Portugal, rabbi
Yisroel Avrohom Portugal, rabbi
Grigore Sturdza, politician and adventurer
Wincenty (Morari), metropolitan

Gallery

On 22 February 1821 (O.S.), accompanied by several other Greek officers in Russian service, Ypsilantis crossed the Prut into the Principalities.

Literature

Sculeni (battle of Sculeni) is mentioned by Alexander Pushkin in his short story The Shot.

References

^ Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
^ Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)
^ 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.
^ "Technical Problem Form".
^ "Gropile comune de la Stanca (The common pits from Stanca)" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2020-02-15. Retrieved 2016-05-15.