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| '''Sculeni''' is a commune in ], ]. It is composed of four villages: Blindeşti, Floreni, Gherman and Sculeni. | '''Sculeni''' ({{lang-yi|סקולען}}, ''Skulen'') is a commune in ], ]. It is composed of four villages: Blindeşti, Floreni, Gherman and Sculeni. | ||
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For the village in Iaşi County, see Victoria, Iaşi. Commune in Ungheni District, Moldova| Sculeni | |
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| Country |  Moldova |
| District | Ungheni District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Sculeni (Template:Lang-yi, Skulen) is a commune in Ungheni district, Moldova. It is composed of four villages: Blindeşti, Floreni, Gherman and Sculeni.
It is also a border checkpoint to Romania.
History
The town had an important Jewish community before WWII to such an extent that a Hasidic dynasty is designated after its name, the Skulen Hasidic dynasty.
June, 1941, hundred of Jews of the area are murdered in mass executions perpetrated by a death squad of Romanian troops.
Notable people from Sculeni
- Andrei Eşanu, historian
- Eliezer Zusia Portugal, rabbi
- Yisroel Avrohom Portugal, rabbi
- Vincent (Morar), metropolitan
Gallery
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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.
See also
References
- Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), pp. 1154-55: "Sculeni".
- http://www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org/moldova-inc-transnistria-region/sculeni-iasi.html
- http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsys~community~-2277305
- http://www.pogromuldelaiasi.ro/gropi-comune/gropile-comune-de-la-stanca/
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