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Arad

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Described At Arad yivo
Has Abstract Town in western Romania, in the Arad Plain on the Mureş River. From 1552 to 1687, Arad was claimed by the Turkish pashalik of Timişoara, and between 1687 and 1918 it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary in the Habsburg Empire and then of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The first documented indication of a Jewish presence in Arad dates from 1717 when the commander of the town’s citadel, Baron Ştefan Cosa, agreed to allow two Jewish families to settle there. In 1743, there were 6 Jewish families; in 1754 there were 24; in 1767, 17 families with 71 people; and in 1784–1785, 30 families with 152 people. yivo
is Represents of 2123630 ep
Title Arad yivo
is Owl Same As of 2123630 ep
Core Alt Label Arad yivo
Core Pref Label Arad yivo
is Core Related 13 of yivo
Core Related 15 yivo
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