The history of the Jews in Chișinău dates to the early 1700s, when Chișinău (then known as Kishinev) was located first in Moldavia and later from 1812 onwards in the Bessarabia region of the Russian Empire. Chișinău is now the capital city of Moldova and is the center of the country's Jewish population. As of 2022, around 10,000 of the 15,000 Moldovan Jews reside in Chișinău.[1]
Chișinău (Keshenev in Yiddish) was historically part of Moldavia. In 1812, the region was annexed by the Russian Empire and became known as Bessarabia. The earliest Jewish presence in Chișinău dates back to the early 18th century. By 1774, Jewish people were 7% of the total population of Chișinău. In 1774, a Jewish burial society was founded in the city with 144 members.[1]
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Since 1991, following the collapse of the Soviet Union, many Moldovan Jews have made aliyah to Israel or have emigrated to Western countries such as the United States. The population of Moldovan Jews is disproportionately elderly, with between a quarter to half of the community being elders.
Chabad maintains a synagogue in Chișinău. Agudath Israel operates the Torat Emet yeshiva.[2]
In 2022, Ukrainian-Jewish refugees found refuge in Chișinău's four main synagogues, including the Sinagoga Sticlarilor (Glassmakers' Synagogue).[3]
Notable Jewish people from Chișinăuedit
Olga Bancic, a Romanian communist activist known for her role in the French Resistance.
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The history of the Jews in Chișinău dates to the early 1700s when Chișinău then known as Kishinev was located first in Moldavia and later from 1812 onwards in the Bessarabia region of the Russian Empire Chișinău is now the capital city of Moldova and is the center of the country s Jewish population As of 2022 around 10 000 of the 15 000 Moldovan Jews reside in Chișinău 1 The Chișinău Choral Synagogue 1913 Contents 1 History 1 1 Kishinev pogrom 1 2 Post Soviet era 2 Notable Jewish people from Chișinău 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editChișinău Keshenev in Yiddish was historically part of Moldavia In 1812 the region was annexed by the Russian Empire and became known as Bessarabia The earliest Jewish presence in Chișinău dates back to the early 18th century By 1774 Jewish people were 7 of the total population of Chișinău In 1774 a Jewish burial society was founded in the city with 144 members 1 Kishinev pogrom edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2022 See also Kishinev pogrom Post Soviet era edit nbsp Holocaust Memorial ChișinăuSince 1991 following the collapse of the Soviet Union many Moldovan Jews have made aliyah to Israel or have emigrated to Western countries such as the United States The population of Moldovan Jews is disproportionately elderly with between a quarter to half of the community being elders Chabad maintains a synagogue in Chișinău Agudath Israel operates the Torat Emet yeshiva 2 In 2022 Ukrainian Jewish refugees found refuge in Chișinău s four main synagogues including the Sinagoga Sticlarilor Glassmakers Synagogue 3 Notable Jewish people from Chișinău editOlga Bancic a Romanian communist activist known for her role in the French Resistance Abraham Baratz a Romanian French chess master Isaac B Bersuker a Soviet Moldovan American theoretical physicist and quantum chemist Alexandr Bilinkis a Moldovan businessman public and diplomatic figure and philanthropist Samuel Bronston a Bessarabian born American film producer film director and a nephew of Leon Trotsky Isaak Bubis a Moldovan Soviet engineer and architect Marc Chirik a communist revolutionary who co founded the International Communist Current Yitzhak Coren an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai and the Alignment William F Friedman a US Army cryptographer who ran the research division of the Army s Signal Intelligence Service SIS in the 1930s Alexander Frumkin a Russian Soviet electrochemist Dennis Gaitsgory a professor of mathematics at Harvard University Marat Gelman a Russian collector gallerist and an op ed columnist Jeff Gitelman a Grammy nominated record producer musician and songwriter Izso Glickstein a naturalized American cantor hazzan Alexander Goldenweiser composer a Soviet and Russian pianist teacher and composer Sarah Gorby a French contralto singer Julius Isserlis a Russian pianist and composer Eliahu Itzkovitz a Moldovan Romanian born Israeli assassin Ira Jan a painter and writer Joseph Joanovici a French Jewish merchant of scrap metal who supplied both Nazi Germany and the French Resistance Katia Kapovich a Russian poet now living in the United States Boris Katz an American research scientist Abe Katzman a Klezmer violinist bandleader composer and Brunswick Records recording artist David Kaushansky a Soviet lawyer David Kessler actor a prominent actor in the first great era of Yiddish theater Nathaniel Kleitman a Bessarabian born American physiologist and sleep researcher Jacob Knaani a Moldavian born later Israeli lexicographer Gary Koshnitsky a Bessarabian born Australian chess master Jacob M Landau a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Boris Leskin a Soviet and American film and theater actor Avigdor Lieberman a Soviet born Israeli politician Haia Lifșiț Moissaye Marans a Bessarabian born American sculptor Shmuel Merlin a Revisionist Zionist activist Irgun member and Israeli politician Gregoire Michonze a Bessarabian born Russian French painter Lewis Milestone a Russian American film director Sacha Moldovan a Russian born American expressionist and post impressionist painter Ilya Oleynikov a Russian comic actor and television personality Nina Pekerman an Israeli athlete who competes in triathlon and Ironman Triathlon competitions Mendel Portugali one of the leading figures in the Second Aliyah and a founder of the Hashomer movement Oleg Reidman a Moldovan politician serving in the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova Boris Rosenthal a character actor and operetta lyricist in the Yiddish theater Joe Rosenthal sculptor a Romanian born Canadian sculptor Itzhak Shum a retired Israeli football player and manager Abner Tannenbaum a Russian born Jewish American Yiddish writer and journalist Zlata Tkach a Moldovan composer and music educator Svetlana Toma a Soviet actress Marina Tauber a Member of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova Anna Tumarkin a Russian born Swiss academic and first woman professor of philosophy at the University of Bern Alexander Ulanovsky a chief illegal rezident for Soviet Military Intelligence GRU in the USA Abram Vaysbeyn a Romanian born Soviet and Moldovan architect Dina Vierny an artists model who became a singer French art dealer collector and museum director Zev Vilnay an Israeli geographer author and lecturer Maria Winetzkaja an American mezzo soprano opera singer Iona Yakir a Red Army commander Avraham Yaski an Israeli architect Chaim Yassky a physician and medical administrator in Jerusalem Mark Zeltser a Soviet born American pianist Sam Zemurray an American businessman who made his fortune in the banana trade See also editHistory of the Jewish people in Bessarabia History of the Jewish people in Moldova History of the Jewish people in Romania Chișinău Choral SynagogueReferences edit a b Kishinev YIVO Retrieved 2022 03 22 Moldova Virtual Jewish History Tour Jewish Virtual Library Retrieved 2022 03 22 In Moldova Ukrainian Jewish refugees anxiously wait out the war in synagogues and Jewish centers Jewish Telegraphic Agency Retrieved 2022 03 23 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title History of the Jews in Chișinău amp oldid 1191629765, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
