ORT eyes expansion in Moldova
The Moldovan government gave its approval to a World ORT plan to invest in vocational training in the country. More ▸
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Eldery rabbi assaulted in Moldova
By Marcy OsterA group of youths in Moldova assaulted an elderly rabbi while screaming anti-Semitic abuse, according to a Russian Jewish news site. More ▸
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Vandals desecrate Transdniestr synagogue
By Marcy OsterVandals desecrated a synagogue in a breakaway Moldovan territory. More ▸
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Around the Jewish World Jews in Toronto Help Build a Jcc in Eastern European City
An Eastern European city known for an infamous pogrom a century ago is getting a Jewish community center of its own. Living in the former Soviet republic of Moldova, one of Europe’s poorest countries, Kishinev’s 18,000 Jews soon will have a center complete with recreational facilities, computer room, Holocaust center, vocational training and educational classes… More ▸
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Across the Former Soviet Union in Moldova, JDC Supplies Funds to Help Feed Jewish Children Well
Feeding the elderly has been the core of Jewish welfare activities in many post-Soviet countries. Now, in Moldova at least, it’s time to feed the children. Two years ago, a survey of Moldovan Jewry found that 4 percent of children here go to bed hungry and one child in five lives below the poverty line…. More ▸
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President Speaks out for Jews in Moldova, Known for Deadly Pogrom
In Jewish memory, the city of Kishinev is closely linked to a terrible pogrom. But the pogrom, whose 100th anniversary was marked earlier this month, is only a part of the city’s Jewish past and present. Forty-nine Jews were killed and more than 500 injured on April 6-7, 1903 — the first day of Easter… More ▸
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Elderly Jews in Moldova Election Help Restore the Communist Party
The mostly elderly Jewish community of Moldova joined much of the country in backing the Communist Party’s stunning electoral victory this week. The ongoing economic crisis in Europe’s poorest country fueled the Communists’ victory in Moldova, a former Soviet republic of approximately 4.5 million people that lies between Ukraine and Romania. “I don’t really believe… More ▸
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Around the Jewish World: Despite Shrinking Numbers, Moldova’s Jews Enjoy Revival
As a new century dawns, the Jews of Moldova — unlike their impoverished compatriots — actually have something to celebrate. After four decades of communism during which there was barely a pulse of Jewish life, Jews in this ex-Soviet republic are enjoying a remarkable renaissance. It’s about more than schools and meals-on-wheels. There are Jewish… More ▸
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Around the Jewish World: Jews in Estonia, Moldova Harmed by Language Laws
The language laws of two former Soviet republics are blocking employment opportunities for their respective Jewish communities and in one case impeding their chances of obtaining full citizenship rights. In Estonia, most of the country’s Jews do not have passports and are not eligible for citizenship, according to a human rights group based in the… More ▸
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Newfoundland Becomes New Haven for Jews, Others Fleeing Moldova
The town of Gander, Newfoundland, has become an unlikely destination for Jews, Ukrainians, Russians and other ethnic minorities fleeing the conflict-ridden former Soviet republic of Moldova. Those hoping to win asylum in Canada fly from the Moldovan capital of Kishinev to Moscow. There they catch a four-times-a-week Aeroflot flight to Havana, Cuba — once a… More ▸
