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In Moldova, Jewish life is fueled by descendants of those who fled — and new refugees from Ukraine

Summarizing Larry Luxner in JTA · Published Tuesday, September 9, 2025
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JL;DR SUMMARY In Moldova, Jewish life is revitalized by the descendants of emigrants and recent Ukrainian refugees. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish Education  Jewish Community  Jewish Heritage  Ukrainian Refugees  Moldova  Transnistria  Jdc  Livingstones  Israel Moldova Relations 

Places mentioned

Chiinu, Chișinău, Moldova
"Gravestones in various states of disrepair at the Jewish cemetery in Chiinu, Moldova."
Edine, Edineț, Moldova
"Researching the Peruvian National Archives in 2010 led to the familys place of origin: Edine a town in what is now northern Moldova."
Balti, Bălţi, Moldova
"Aliona Grossu heads the Jewish Community of the Republic of Moldova, known as JCRM. She said about a third of Moldovas Jews live in Chiinu, with smaller communities in Bli, Orhei, Soroca, Bender, Tiraspol, Grigoriopol, Dubsari and Rbnia."
Orhei, Moldova
"Aliona Grossu heads the Jewish Community of the Republic of Moldova, known as JCRM. She said about a third of Moldovas Jews live in Chiinu, with smaller communities in Bli, Orhei, Soroca, Bender, Tiraspol, Grigoriopol, Dubsari and Rbnia."
Soroca, Moldova
"Aliona Grossu heads the Jewish Community of the Republic of Moldova, known as JCRM. She said about a third of Moldovas Jews live in Chiinu, with smaller communities in Bli, Orhei, Soroca, Bender, Tiraspol, Grigoriopol, Dubsari and Rbnia."
Bender, Moldova
"Aliona Grossu heads the Jewish Community of the Republic of Moldova, known as JCRM. She said about a third of Moldovas Jews live in Chiinu, with smaller communities in Bli, Orhei, Soroca, Bender, Tiraspol, Grigoriopol, Dubsari and Rbnia."
Tiraspol, Ungheni, Moldova
"Aliona Grossu heads the Jewish Community of the Republic of Moldova, known as JCRM. She said about a third of Moldovas Jews live in Chiinu, with smaller communities in Bli, Orhei, Soroca, Bender, Tiraspol, Grigoriopol, Dubsari and Rbnia."
Grigoriopol, Strășeni, Moldova
"Aliona Grossu heads the Jewish Community of the Republic of Moldova, known as JCRM. She said about a third of Moldovas Jews live in Chiinu, with smaller communities in Bli, Orhei, Soroca, Bender, Tiraspol, Grigoriopol, Dubsari and Rbnia."
Dubsari, Drochia, Moldova
"Aliona Grossu heads the Jewish Community of the Republic of Moldova, known as JCRM. She said about a third of Moldovas Jews live in Chiinu, with smaller communities in Bli, Orhei, Soroca, Bender, Tiraspol, Grigoriopol, Dubsari and Rbnia."
Rbnia, Rîșcani, Moldova
"Aliona Grossu heads the Jewish Community of the Republic of Moldova, known as JCRM. She said about a third of Moldovas Jews live in Chiinu, with smaller communities in Bli, Orhei, Soroca, Bender, Tiraspol, Grigoriopol, Dubsari and Rbnia."
Cupcini, Fălești, Moldova
"This past January, marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the group sponsored and inaugurated a new memorial in Cupcini, along with a local charity, Nemurire, to honor Moldovas 79 Righteous Among the Nations, or non-Jews who sought to protect their Jewish neighbors during the Holocaust."
Transnistria, Sîngerei, Moldova
"Complicating the situation is Transnistria, a breakaway region of Moldova squeezed between the Dniester River to the west and Ukraine to the east."
Zaicani, Bălţi, Moldova
"Since 2017, Merzbachers LivingStones has installed three Holocaust memorials in villages across northern Moldova, including one in Zaicani, the hamlet where her grandfather Yoil was born."
Ukraine
"Mark Dovev, head of the Israeli government authority Nativs office in Ukraine, said that since the fighting began two and a half years ago, he and his Chiinu-based counterpart, Marina Anukov, have helped thousands of Ukrainian and Russian Jews make aliyah via Moldova."

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