Jewish history thumb|Deva synagogue Jews first settled in the town in the 1830s, organizing a community in 1848. Rabbi Moshe Herzog (1893-1898) delivered patriotic sermons in Hungarian. The synagogue was rebuilt in 1925. In 1923, the strictly Orthodox established their own congregation under Hayyim Yehuda Ehrenreich, a rabbinical scholar whose periodical Otzar ha-Hayyim became renowned in Jewish academic circles. In 1927, he set up a press that printed classical Hebrew works.
jewish HistOrY tHuMb|dEVA syNagogUe jeWs fIRst settlEd In the TowN iN thE 1830s, oRGANizIng a communIty In 1848. rAbbi MoSHe herzoG (1893-1898) delivered paTRIOtIc SErmons In hungariAn. the sYnAGogUE waS ReBUiLT in 1925. in 1923, the sTriCTLy ORtHOdox establIShed THeiR owN congregaTioN undEr hAYyim YehudA eHRenREich, A rabbinicAl scholar WhOSe pERiodicaL otzar HA-hayyim BecAMe renowned in Jewish Academic CirclEs. IN 1927, hE set uP a Press thaT PrInted classIcAl hebrEw WoRKs.