Traces of the Jewish Community of Santău – History, Memory, and Oblivion
The commune of Santău, located in the central part of Satu Mare County and consisting of the villages of Santău, Chereușa (Érkőrös), and Sudurău (Érszodoró), is a settlement with a long history, documented as early as 1213 in the registers of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oradea. Situated in a fertile agricultural area crossed by the Santău River, the locality gradually developed into a multicultural space where, over time, Romanians, Hungarians, Roma, and, for more than two centuries, a small yet well-organized Jewish community lived together.
