Jewish Cemeteries in Transylvania - a Connection to the Descendants of Holocaust Survivors.

The hundreds of Jewish cemeteries throughout Transylvania serve as a genuine testament to Jewish life and provide a connection between the descendants of the Jews who left the region before or after the Holocaust. In addition to those who look for their Transylvanian ancestors for traditional or religious reasons, an increasing number of people have recently expressed a desire to become citizens of Europe in honor of their Transylvanian ancestors. In addition to presenting a few concrete cases of how the graves of those ancestors believed to be missing have been found and the cemetery "put in its place", my study aims at raising awareness of the importance of preserving these cemeteries in a proper way and making all information about them available. It would be necessary not only to photograph the grave - stones and organize the inscriptions in a database, but also to systematically search for and process other materials (cemetery registers, documents relating to burial bureaucracy, etc.). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]