History of Galati

World War I

Galati remained in the Romanian control during World War I. Romanian soldiers fought with those of Russia against the army of the central axis.

Interwar period

In 1919, a high school for Jewish students opened. A first air race between Galati and Bucharest was held in 1926. The 1930 Romanian census recorded approximately 112,000 residents in Galati. After Bucharest, Chișinău, Iași and Chernivtsi, Galați was Romania's fifth city. In 1938, The County of Galait was established and in 1938 the LCMHF.

World war II

During World War II, Galați was bombed by the Luftwaffe. One building, inaugurated on 13 September 1872, was destroyed as were many other historic buildings and most of the old town.

Jewish community

Before World War II Galati hosted 22 synagogues and in 1926, it was the base for the Zionist Revisionist Organization of Romania. Although Galati's Jewish community suffered persecution by the pro-Nazi authorities during World War II, the community was not destroyed in the Holocaust. Since the 1940s the community has gradually diminished through emigration.

Communist period (1945-1989)

Post war rebuilding

After world war II, Galati was rebuilt along communist lines. The town's population was about 80,000. In 1952, Galati became "resident". In 1956, a