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Bendery
Spellings: Tighina, Tigina, Bendery, Bender, Bendary, Бендеры, Тигина, בענדערCoordinates: 46° 50' N 29° 27' E
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) [...More] Pictures / Documents: Building of the Former Habad Synagogue Tighina Building of the Former Synagogue Salesclerks Tighina Mapa of Bessarabia region (today)
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