Antisemitism in Romania
17 media-documented antisemitic events in Romania (2019–present): interactive map, yearly trends, official statistics and cited sources.
← All countries on the mapLocations are approximate (city level).Incidents shown: 0
Official count vs media coverage
Official statistics measure incidents; this archive measures how many events reached media and open databases. The gap shows how much stays under-covered.
Official annual figures
Antisemitic attitudes
How widespread antisemitic beliefs are in the wider population, from ADL's Global 100 opinion survey. This is not a count of incidents and cannot be compared with one — a country can hold few recorded incidents and widespread prejudice, or the reverse.
- change since 2014
- +8 pts
- worldwide
- 46%
Share of adults agreeing with a majority of 11 tested antisemitic stereotypes. Survey waves are years apart and country panels change between them. ADL Global 100: An Index of Antisemitism ↗
Media coverage by year
By category
Most affected cities
- Bucharest3
- Sighetu Marmatiei1
- Orastie1
Media-documented events
- Bucharest, RomaniaAuto-collected from news
Molotov cocktail thrown at Israeli embassy in Bucharest
Source: jns.org · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - Sighetu Marmatiei, RomaniaCurated entry
Satmar synagogue fence vandalized in Sighetu Marmatiei
Source: JTA ↗ - RomaniaAuto-collected from news
Two monuments and two churches in the city centre were vandalized with graffiti depicting the Star of David.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - Orastie, RomaniaCurated entry
Windows smashed at 19th-century synagogue in Orastie
Source: US State Department ↗ - Bucharest, RomaniaCurated entry
Antisemitic newspapers distributed at Bucharest National Theater
Source: U.S. Department of State ↗ - RomaniaAuto-collected from news
Teenagers shatter 19th-century synagogue's windows in Romania
Source: jta.org · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - RomaniaAuto-collected from news
Headstones smashed at Jewish cemeteries in Ukraine and Romania
Source: jta.org · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - Bucharest, RomaniaAuto-collected from news
Romania probes death threats against Jewish theater director
Source: timesofisrael.com · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - RomaniaAuto-collected from news
Holocaust monuments vandalized in Russia and Romania
Source: jta.org · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - RomaniaAuto-collected from news
A memorial to Jewish victims of the Holocaust was damaged.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - RomaniaAuto-collected from news
A Jewish cemetery was vandalized when 73 tombstones were destroyed.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - RomaniaAuto-collected from news
Anti-Semitism threatens Romania's fragile Jewish community
Source: bbc.com · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - RomaniaAuto-collected from news
Dozens of headstones smashed at fire-ravaged Jewish cemetery in Romania
Source: jta.org · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗
Antisemitism by country
- United States7061
- United Kingdom922
- Italy761
- Spain257
- Poland250
- Netherlands242
- France239
- Ukraine140
- Germany137
- Canada127
- Switzerland103
- Austria82
- Australia76
- Russia60
- Belgium57
- Argentina55
- Czechia52
- Hungary49
- Greece45
- Lithuania33
- Brazil33
- Turkey32
- Bulgaria27
- Serbia22
- Sweden21
- Iran17
- Romania17
- New Zealand16
- Chile15
- South Africa12
- Ireland11
- Mexico10
- Denmark10
- Portugal8
- Norway7
- Belarus7
- Georgia6
- Croatia6
- North Macedonia5
- Moldova5
- Malaysia5
- Armenia5
- Colombia5
- Slovakia5
- Algeria4
- Tunisia4
- Finland4
- Pakistan4
- Estonia3
- Azerbaijan3
- Uruguay3
- United Arab Emirates3
- China3
- Kuwait3
- India3
- Latvia3
- Kazakhstan2
- Japan2
- Egypt2
- Saudi Arabia2
- Cyprus1
- Morocco1
- Peru1
- Lebanon1
- Slovenia1
- Sri Lanka1
- Qatar1
- Venezuela1
- Vietnam1
- Nicaragua1
- Luxembourg1
- Syria1
- Indonesia1
- Singapore1
- Paraguay1
- Jordan1
- Ethiopia1
- Bosnia and Herzegovina1
- Mauritania1
- Iceland1