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The Dark Chronicle of Chișinău: Commemorating 83 Y...

83 years ago, from July 24 to July 26, 1941, the Chișinău ghetto was established, marking one of the darkest chapters in the history of Chișinău’s Jewish community. In our territory, shortly after the invasion on June 22, 1941, 49 camps and ghettos were created by order of the Romanian dictator Antonescu. The ghettos were […]

World Leaders Commemorate Victims of Hezbollah Attack on Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires

World Leaders Commemorate Victims of Hezbollah Attack on Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires At the World Jewish Congress (WJC) Summit dedicated to the memory of the victims of the 1994 Buenos Aires terrorist attack, the President of Argentina pledged to strengthen measures to combat terrorism and anti-Semitism. During the forum organized by the WJC […]

An Important Event Took Place in Telenesti: The Opening of the Restored Fence at the Jewish Cemetery

This week, a series of meetings were held aimed at strengthening cooperation and constructive dialogue between the Jewish community and international partners in the field of preserving Jewish heritage. The President of the Jewish Community of the Republic of Moldova, Alexander Bilinkis, met with the Chief executive officer at the European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative (ESJF), […]

#WeRemember – “Learn from the past, protect the future”.

The call to action of the #WeRemember Campaign is “Learn from the past, protect the future” Who? The Jewish Community of the Republic of Moldova (JCM), as a member of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), is taking part in the annual #WeRemember campaign together with the WJC in the context of Holocaust Remembrance Day – […]

News paper ”Our Voice” published in December 2023

We are pleased to present to you a new publication of the magazine of the Jewish Community of the Republic of Moldova “Our voice”, which has been published since March 1990 and is distributed both electronically and in the printed version on both banks of Nistru. We thank the members of the community, all Jewish […]

The 8th World Jewish Congress National Community Directors’ Forum

The 8th World Jewish Congress National Community Directors’ Forum took place in Rome with the participation of leaders from 45 Jewish Communities worldwide The Forum was opened by the WJC President Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder , WJC Executive Vice President Maram Stern and Maya Cimesa Samokovlija Executive Director, Community Relations who highlighted the importance of […]

Opening ceremony of the restored fence at the old Jewish cemetery in the city of Calarasi

On November 14, the opening ceremony of the restored fence took place at the old Jewish cemetery in Calarasi, which dates back to 1790. Before the ceremony, a lecture was given to local schoolchildren and library workers about the importance of preserving Jewish cemeteries. The speakers of this lecture were Angela Borsch and Olga Sivak, […]

The premiere of the mono-performance “Nadezhdiny”

On October 25th, the premiere of the mono – performance “Nadezhdiny” took place at the Jewish Community Center in Chisinau. Such a story can’t be invented. Such stories are only tossed up by life on the cusp of centuries, epochs, and generations. So, it’s no wonder that the Chisinau play is just a part of […]

Interfaith dialogue and mutual support between leaders of religious and ethnic communities

Interfaith dialogue and mutual support between leaders of religious and ethnic communities is of great importance. In these days, we pray especially for the peace, well-being, and safe return of all those held captive or defending their homes, families, and people. In October, the president of the World Jewish Congress, Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder, met […]

The Jewish Community of the Republic of Moldova welcomes the DECLARATION of the Parliament of the Republi...

The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova took an unconditional decision to support the population of the State of Israel in its fight against terrorism, condemning the attack on Israel and its people by the HAMAS organisation. The initiative of MP Natalia Davidovici was supported by 75 votes of the members of the highest legislative […]

Open statement of the Jewish Community of the Republic of Moldova in connection with the war against Isra...

The Jewish Community of the Republic of Moldova strongly condemns the massive attack on Israel, acts of violence against civilians, incessant shelling and hostage-taking, and the killing of civilians by the terrorist organisation HAMAS and its allies. On Saturday (October 7, 2023), in an attack on Israel, more than a thousand terrorists infiltrated by land, […]

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