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31-412: The town's current local council has the following political composition, according to the results of the 2020 local elections : The town of Siret is located at the north-eastern limit of Suceava County, 2 kilometres (1 mile) from the border with Ukraine . It is one of the main border crossing points in the north of Romania, having both a road border post and a rail connection. Vicșani railway station

62-470: A heart attack and died. His death was declared on 28 September 2020, at 2 AM EEST . Ion Aliman, the PSD mayor of Deveselu , was re-elected for a third term, despite having had died of COVID-19 10 days earlier. He received 1,020 votes, out of a total of 1,600. Until a term of partial elections will be held, the vice mayor will have acting mayor attributions. Vizhnitz (Hasidic dynasty) Vizhnitz

93-522: A decrease from the figure recorded at the 2002 census, when the town had a population of 9,329 inhabitants. In 2011, of the total population, 95.85% were ethnic Romanians , 2.55% Ukrainians , 0.72% Poles , 0.42% Germans ( Bukovina Germans ) , and 0.28% Russians ( Lipovans ) . Siret is the eleventh most populated urban locality in Suceava County . Siret is a member of the Douzelage ,

124-810: A unique town twinning association of 24 towns across the European Union . This active program began in 1991, and regular events, such as a produce market from each of the other countries and festivals. Discussions regarding membership are also in hand with three additional towns ( Agros in Cyprus , Škofja Loka in Slovenia , and Tryavna in Bulgaria). Siret is twinned with: 2020 Romanian local elections Local elections were held in Romania on 27 September 2020. Initially planned for June 2020,

155-594: Is Rabbi Yisroel , named after his grandfather, the "Ahavas Yisroel"; his other son is Rabbi Menachem Mendel , named after the founding Vizhnitzer Rebbe, author of Tzemach Tzaddik . Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua's sons-in-law are famous rabbis. The eldest daughter married Rabbi David Twersky , the Skverer Rebbe of New Square , New York. One daughter married Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach , the Belzer Rebbe from Jerusalem . One daughter married Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum ,

186-620: Is mentioned as a Russian city in Wallachia in the List of Russian cities (1370-1390). The town was the capital of the former principality of Moldavia , in the late 14th   century. The Imperial Russian Army occupied the town in 1770, and, as a consequence, an epidemic of cholera broke out. Together with the rest of Bukovina , Siret was under the imperial rule of the Habsburg monarchy (later Austria-Hungary ) from 1775 to 1918. During

217-636: Is situated halfway between Chernivtsi and Suceava , on the right bank of the Siret River . The European route E85 crosses the city. During the period 1211–1225, on a hill near Siret a fortress was built by the Teutonic Knights . The town and the Teutonic castle were destroyed by the Tatars in 1241. The first document of Siret dates back to 1339, according to some historical sources. Seret

248-535: Is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Hager. Vizhnitz ( ויז׳ניץ or וויזשניץ ) is the Yiddish name of Vyzhnytsia , a town in present-day Ukraine (then, a village in Austrian Bukovina ). Followers of the rebbes of Vizhnitz are called Vizhnitzer Hasidim . The Vizhnitz Hasidic dynasty is a branch of Kosov Hasidism , founded by Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kosov, author of

279-534: Is west of Siret and functions as the border control point for rail crossings between Romania and the border transit station at Vadul-Siret railway station in Ukraine . The rail is on a standard gauge on the Romanian side and continues as a Russian-style broad gauge into Ukraine. Siret is one of the few places in Romania which provides a gauge change equipment , allowing transportation without transfer. Siret

310-514: The Byzantine empire as Orthodox regional superpower-ally and Latin mendicant orders missions since the 13th century, the prince Bogdan I of Moldavia obtained virtual independence in 1359 as founding voivode (autonomous prince), seeking aid and protection from Poland, welcomed Latin missionaries, Francescans (founding a monastery at Siret in 1340) and Dominicans. His son and indirect successor Lațcu of Moldavia (1365-1373) promised Rome his and

341-714: The Holocaust , Reb Chaim Meir settled in Bnei Brak , Israel , to build a community there. Disciples from pre-war Europe gathered around him, and formed a comprehensive net of educational and communal institutions. He became a spiritual mentor of the Agudas Yisrael party in the Israeli Knesset . Agudas Yisrael won substantial government aid for Bnei Brak and affiliated communities, in return for its support in coalition governments. Reb Chaim Meir had two sons:

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372-681: The Parliament , rather than by the Government, no later than that day. On 8 July 2020, the Parliament of Romania adopted a law setting the date of the elections on 27 September 2020. Using a first past the post system, the following offices will be contested: 2020 Local Election in Bucharest ( USR PLUS ) ( USR PLUS ) ( PNL ) ( PNL ) The former PMP mayor of Sadova , Eugen Safta, who had just gotten re-elected, suffered

403-714: The Satmar Rebbe from Kiryas Joel , New York. The youngest daughter married Rabbi Menachem Ernster, the rosh yeshiva of the Vizhnitz Yeshiva in Bnei Brak. Rabbi Mordechai Hager, born in 1922, was the Vizhnitzer Rebbe in Monsey until his death in 2018. Following the death of his father Rabbi Chaim Meir Hager of Bnei Brak, Israel , thousands of Vizhnitz hasidim followed him. When he died he

434-740: The "Ahavat Shalom." Rabbi Menachem Mendel was the son of Rabbi Yaakov Koppel Hasid (a disciple of the Baal Shem Tov ) and a disciple of Rabbi Zev Wolf of Cherni-Ostrog, Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh of Nadvorna, Rabbi Meshulam Feivush Heller of Zbarizh , and others. Rabbi Zev Wolf promised him in one of his letters: His kingship will be renewed, both for him and for his household, and it will not leave his sons and descendants forever. After his death in 1825 (תקפ"ו), his son, Rabbi Chaim Hager, author of "Toras Chaim," succeeded him as Rebbe. After his death in 1854 (Hebrew year תרי"ד), his son Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vizhnitz, son-in-law of Rabbi Yisrael of Ruzhin, became

465-811: The Austro-Hungarian Empire (1774-1918), Siret was a city with a number of important Ukrainian institutions: branches of the Ruska Besida in Bukovina and the Ukrainska Shkola society, the Ukrainian Bursa , etc. During World War II , Siret was captured on 3   April 1944 by Soviet troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front in the course of the Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive . Given the 14th century decline of

496-680: The Holocaust, all three moved to Israel and settled there. It is customary in the Vizhnitz Hasidic dynasty that no eulogy is given at the funeral of the Rebbe. After the Rebbe's death, all the sons become Rebbes. Another Hasidic dynasty influenced by Vizhnitz is Toldos Avraham Yitzchak , whose Rebbe, Rabbi Shmuel Yaakov Kohn, was a student at the Vizhnitz Yeshiva and a follower of Rabbi Chaim Meir. Menachem Mendel Hager

527-587: The Moldavian voivode's capital from Siret to Suceava , and was effectively suppressed, but from circa 1418, the Holy See erected another Moldavian bishopric, the Diocese of Baia , which inherited its territory ( c. 1434). There was a Jewish community by the mid-16th century. Zionist activity began at the turn of the 20th   century, a time when most of the local Jews worked in commerce. From 1912 to 1918,

558-859: The Rebbe until 1884 (Hebrew year תרמ"ה). After him, his son Rabbi Boruch of Vizhnitz, author of "Imrei Boruch," became the Rebbe. Rabbi Boruch had nine sons, most of whom served as Rebbes in towns near Vizhnitz in Bukovina and Galicia . After his death in 1893 (Hebrew year תרנ"ג), his son, Rabbi Yisroel Hager, author of "Ahavas Yisroel," succeeded him as Rebbe. During World War I , he relocated with his followers from Vizhnitz to Oradea (formerly known as Grosswardein). He died in 1936 (Hebrew year תרצ"ו). Four of his sons served as Rebbes after his death. His eldest son, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Hager, author of "She'erit Menachem," settled in Vișeu de Sus and served as both Rebbe and Rosh Yeshiva. He died in 1941 (Hebrew year תש"א) and

589-539: The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic led the Government of Romania to postpone the elections to a date no later than 31 December 2020, and extending all the terms of the local offices due to expire on 5 June 2020. The aforementioned decision was deemed unconstitutional, and, in the end, a law was passed that extended the terms of the local officials up to 30 November 2020, and allowed the elections to be called by

620-1328: The mantle of leadership from his father, Menachem Mendel Hager, and became rebbe to thousands of Hasidim. He led them for only eight years until his death in 1892. His Torah thoughts were collected in Imrei Boruch by his son-in-law. Eight of his sons became rebbes in different locals: His eldest, Reb Yisroel, succeeded him in Vyzhnytsia; Reb Chaim became rebbe in Ottynia ; Reb Moshe in Suceava ; Reb Shmuel Avrohom Abba in Horodenka ; Reb Yaakov Yitzchok Dovid in Storozhynets ; Reb Pinchos in Borsha ; Reb Feivish in Zelishtshik; Reb Yechiel Michel succeeded his brother in Horodenka. Another son, Reb Sholom, died in his youth. His sons-in-law were Reb Shmuel Dov Chodorov of Petriva; Reb Mordechai Chodorov of Kolomea , who published Imrey Boruch ; Reb Sholom Yosef Friedman of Sadigur-Chernovitz. He

651-472: The mayor was Jewish and the town council included Jews. During World War   I, Jews fled in advance of the Imperial Russian Army, and found their property destroyed when they returned. After the union of Bukovina with Romania, the new authorities revoked licenses for Jewish members of the free professions and removed Jewish officials from their posts. In 1930, there were 2,121 Jews or 14% of

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682-573: The older Moshe Yehoshua (Reb Moshelle), and the younger Mordechai (Reb Mottele). Reb Chaim Meir's sons-in-law include Rabbis Yidele Horowitz , Yitzchok Yaakov Weiss (both were married to Reb Chaim Meir's daughter, Miriam), Moshe Ernster and Yisrael Friedman (married to Reb Chaim Meir's daughter, Tziporah. Their son is Hoshea Friedman ). Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Hager, was the Vizhnitser Rebbe in Bnei Brak. He died on March 13, 2012, aged 95. He had two sons and four daughters. His elder son

713-657: The people's conversion to Catholicism and asked Pope Urban V to send missionaries and erect a Latin diocese in his principality's capital, Siret, which happened in 1371, initially directly subject to the Holy See until 1412 when it was made suffragan of the Archbishopric of Lviv (Lwów in Polish; now in Ukraine). This Roman Catholic Diocese of Siret started to decline in 1388 when prince Petru of Moldavia transferred

744-485: The population is Romanian Orthodox, with Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Greek-Catholic, and several Evangelical Christian minorities. Siret reached its peak population in 1992, when more than 10,000 people were living within the town limits. In 2016, Siret had a population of c. 10,000 inhabitants. At the 2021 census, the town had a population of 6,708. According to the 2011 census data, 7,721 inhabitants lived in Siret,

775-759: The town's population. In 1936, Baruch Hager of the Vizhnitz dynasty was named rabbi and opened a yeshiva. During the interwar period, there was activity by Zionist youth movements. On June   20, 1941, just before Romania's entry into World War   II, the authorities of the Ion Antonescu regime forced the Jews of Siret to march to Dornești before transporting them to Craiova and Calafat and finally Transnistria ( see The Holocaust in Romania ). Soviet troops liberated 460 Siret Jews there in 1944; 400 of them subsequently left for Palestine. Today, most of

806-631: Was appointed as rebbe in Vyzhnytsia. The young rebbe invigorated the dynasty and attracted many more followers from the surrounding provinces. He established many Talmud Torahs , and also a yeshiva, to which he appointed his son Rabbi Menachem Mendel as rosh yeshiva . When World War I broke out he was forced to move to Grosswardein ( Oradea ). He lived there until his death on 2 June 1936. In 1949, his remains were transferred to Israel and re-interred in Zichron Meir, Bnei Brak . Hager had 5 sons and six daughters. Four of his sons became Rebbes: After

837-761: Was born on May 17, 1830, in Kosiv , now in Western Ukraine. He was the son of Rabbi Chaim Hager of Kosiv, the grandson of Menachem Mendel Hager of Kosov , his namesake, and the son-in-law of Rabbi Israel Friedman of Ruzhyn . He was appointed Rebbe at the age of 24, and soon after, he moved to Vyzhnytsia, a small town close to Kosiv. As his reputation grew, so did his followers. He became known and admired for his charitable acts, sincerity in prayer, and love for Eretz Yisrael . In his older years, he endeavored to emigrate there. He had two sons, Reb Boruch and another, Reb Yaakov Dovid, who died during his lifetime. His son-in-law

868-417: Was good. Yisroel Hager was born on August 20, 1860. He was the first-born son of Rabbi Boruch Hager. He married the daughter of Rabbi Meir Horowitz of Dzhikov . In 1875, he moved to his father-in-law's house and studied at great length with his brother-in-law Rabbi Yehoshua of Dzikov. Three years later he returned to Vyzhnytsia and became very close to his grandfather, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Hager. In 1893 he

899-589: Was succeeded by his son Rabbi Boruch, who perished in the Holocaust. Rabbi Boruch's daughter, Tzipora, married after the Holocaust to Talmud scholar Prof. David Halivni. Three other sons of the "Ahavas Yisroel" served as Rebbes and public leaders in Romania and Bukovina. Rabbi Chaim Meir succeeded his father in Grosswardein, Rabbi Eliezer served as Rosh Yeshiva and Rebbe in Vizhnitz, and Rabbi Boruch served as Rabbi and Rosh Yeshiva and later as Rebbe in Siret. After

930-400: Was the oldest hasidic rabbi in the world. He was known for his devotion to learning Torah: he studied 18 hours a day and asked his Chasidim to study at least two hours every day. He had about 3,000 to 5,000 followers internationally. Rabbi Mordechai died on March 16, 2018 (29 Adar 5778), at Mount Sinai Hospital . The funeral was held with the attendance of 100,000 mourners. He was buried in

961-451: Was the son of Rabbi Yehoshua Rokeach of Belz , Reb Shmuel of Sokal. His Torah thoughts were published under the title Tzemach Tzaddik . He died on October 18, 1884, and was buried in Vyzhnytsia. His son Reb Boruch took his place, becoming the second Rebbe of Vizhnitz. Boruch Hager was born in 1845 and was named after Rabbi Boruch of Medzhybizh at the behest of his grandfather, Yisroel Friedman of Ruzhyn . In 1885, aged 40, he inherited

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