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On November 24, 2024, during the General Assembly of the members of the Jewish Community of the Republic of Moldova, Alexander Bilinkis was re-elected as the President of the Jewish Community of Moldova for a new term. This event did not go unnoticed by the country’s highest leadership. The very next day, on November 25, […]

On 24 November 2024, the General Assembly of the Jewish Community of the Republic of Moldova was held in the Concert Hall of the Jewish Community Center “KEDEM”. All city Jewish communities from both banks of Nistru, heads of Jewish public associations, educational and religious organizations were represented. Among the guests of honor were the […]

October 30: Alexander Bilinkis, President of the Jewish Community of the Republic of Moldova, and Aliona Grossu, Director of the Community, held an important meeting with a high-level delegation from Germany. The delegation included Claudia Roth, the German Minister of Culture and Media, and Margret Uebber, the German Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova. The […]

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 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 […]

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), […]

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 – […]

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 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 […]

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, […]