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Bendery

Spellings: Tighina, Tigina, Bendery, Bender, Bendary, Бендеры, Тигина, בענדער

Coordinates: 46° 50' N 29° 27' E

Moldova

Bendery or Bender, also known as Tighina, is a city in Moldova. Although located on the right bank of the river Dniester, it is controlled by the authorities of the breakaway region of Transnistria.

In 1898 it had a Jewish population of 12,000 out of a total of 33,000 inhabitants. The most important among the Jewish institutions were the Jewish Hospital and the Talmud Torah.

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tighina
http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=676&letter=B&search=bendery

Related people:
?, Feiga (1815-?)
?, Gundlea (1829-?)
?, Hana (1785-1850)
?, Hana (1815-?)
?, Hana (1833-?)
?, Leia (1907-?)
?, Malca / Masea (1810-1855)
?, Ruhlea (1836-?)
?, Sabeli / Sobel (1826-?)
?, Sura (1760-1845)
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Pictures / Documents:
Photo Building of the Former Habad Synagogue Tighina
Photo Building of the Former Synagogue Salesclerks Tighina
Mapa of Bessarabia region (today)

 
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