Moldova

Ukrainian Jews, scarred by a bloody history, find themselves refugees once again

Hundreds of Jews are among the Ukrainians fleeing to Moldova, the site of a historic pogrom that symbolizes early 20th-century Jewish flight from Eastern Europe.

By Cnaan Liphshiz February 25, 2022 1:11 pm

The torched grave of a daughter of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Kremenchuk, Ukraine in 2015. (Oholei Tzadikim)

Ukraine grave of Rabbi Nachman’s daughter destroyed and desecrated with pig parts

Also this week, a grave at a Jewish cemetery in Greece and a monument for Holocaust victims in Moldova were vandalized.

August 10, 2021 10:03 am

The Jewish cemetery of Rascov, Transnistria. (Courtesy of Rabbi Pinchas Zaltsman)

Renovators find a ritual burial facility last used in 1931 at a neglected Jewish cemetery near Moldova

“This surprising discovery gives a feeling of connection through the ages, to the illustrious Jewish past of the region,” said the project’s lead renovator.

July 8, 2021 5:22 pm