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The Jewish Community of Moldova had the pleasure of hosting Mr Floris van Eijk, the Charge d’affaires of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Moldova last week. It was a productive and warm discussion where Mr van Eijk, Ms Aliona Grossu, the Director of the Jewish Community of Moldova, and Mr Peter […]

The Jewish Community of the Republic of Moldova was honored to meet a high-level delegation from OSCE – The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and OSCE Mission to Moldova, led by HE Mr Bujar Osmani, during their visit to Moldova. As the Republic of North Macedonia currently holds the chairpersonship of the OSCE, […]

Jewish Community of Moldova (JCM), World Jewish Congress (WJC), and the Humanitarian Aid Center of Jewish Community of Moldova (HAC) were honored to take part in a meeting of interfaith dialogue hosted by Religions for Peace and United Nations High Comissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Chisinau on Tuesday 31 January 2023. The ‘Dialogue on Solidarity […]

Jewish Community of the Republic of Moldova (JCM) was honoured to meet with the US Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ms Ellen Germain during her visit to Moldova on 30-31 January. During this visit, Special Envoy Germain participated in opening Moldova’s first museum of Jewish history in Orhei and held talks with the President of […]

30 January 2023 was a historic date for the Jewish community in Moldova. The country’s first museum dedicated to Jewish history opened in Orhei. The museum is located in the premises of a former Jewish praying house, which was renovated and turned into a museum through the efforts of the Jewish Community of the Republic […]

On 27 January, the date on which Auschwitz was liberated in 1945, the world came together to remember the millions who were brutally and systematically murdered during the Holocaust. Holocaust Memorial Day, 27 January, is when the world collectively honors the victims and bears witness to a pledge that, by remembering the horrors of the […]

Today after the lighting of the eighth candle, Hanukkah came to an end. At dusk on each of the eight days, Jewish communities throughout the country lit a candle, as is the tradition. This year’s Hanukkah celebration included many from the Jewish community: Hanukkah candles were lit on both banks of the Nistru River, commemorating […]

Hundreds of people gathered at the Jewish Community Center “KEDEM” yesterday for the first day of Hanukkah. Hanukkah is a much-loved holiday in the Jewish calendar. Two thousand years ago when Yehuda Maccabees’ soldiers desecrated the Temple, the fire in the Menorah miraculously continued to burn non-stop for eight days. Despite the fact that the […]

On Wednesday December 14, the Humanitarian Aid Center (HAC) of the Jewish Community of the Republic of Moldova (JCM) held a webinar. It introduced the aims, work and achievements of HAC over the past year. Set up as a platform for the design and management of humanitarian programs in the Jewish Community of Moldova, HAC […]

The Jewish Community of the Republic of Moldova hosted a high level delegation from the World Jewish Congress and members of its flagship program, the Jewish Diplomatic Corps on 5-7 December. The delegation had a series of meetings with the national authorities of Moldova, diplomatic missions and international organizations as well as members of the […]