The Jewish community of Oradea was divided into an Orthodox and Neolog . While the members of the Neolog community still retained their membership in the "chevra kadisha", they began to use a cemetery of their own in 1899. By the early 20th century, the Jews of Oradea had won prominence in the public life of the city; there were Jewish manufacturers, merchants, lawyers, physicians, and farmers. The chief of police (1902) was a Jew and in the municipal council, and the Jewish element was proportionately represented. The community possessed, in addition to the hospital and "chevra kadisha", a Jewish women's association, a grammar school, an industrial school for boys and girls, a yeshiva, and a soup kitchen to name a few.