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נשיא רוסיה ולדימיר פוטין ו מולדובה נשיאה מאיה סנדו

Putin, vote scandal and the Israeli link: Moldova's EU referendum stirs drama

President Maia Sandu’s push for Moldova to join EU sparks accusations of vote-buying linked to Israeli businessman allegedly backing Russia; despite controversy, initial results show narrow victory for country's EU membership bid

Ynet, News Agencies | 10.21.24

Thousands of Israelis stranded after Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage to Uman

Thousands of Israeli worshippers returning from Rabbi Nachman’s grave in Uman stranded due to war-induced flight cancellations; many stuck in Romania, with Shas party efforts underway to bring them back to Israel

Shilo Freid | 10.08.24

Moldova closes access to Uman for Israeli pilgrims: 'We will get there, we swam in a frozen river'

Moldova halts flights from Israel and closes the road to Uman due to Israeli debt and inability to provide security for Israelis; Breslov Hasidim determined to reach Uman for Rosh Hashanah

Shilo Freid, Edward Doks | 09.11.24

Gagauzia's stunning scenery and hospitality and its few remaining Jews

The South Moldova autonomous Steppe region has a rich Jewish history but few Jews remain today; for Israelis seeking unfamiliar tourist destinations and the spices of the east, Gagauzia is the perfect next stop

Edward Doks | 07.11.24

Moldova introduces electronic visa system, complicating travel to Uman

Country's implementation of new system will de facto cancel the visa-waiver agreement between it and Israel, making Jewish pilgrimage to Uman difficult ahead of High Holidays

Itamar Eichner | 06.23.24

תיעוד הניסיון לתקוף את הרב הראשי של מולדובה

Moldova's chief rabbi attacked outside Great Synagogue in Chisinău

It is the second such serious attack in the Eastern European country in as many weeks; A Holocaust memorial in the city of Soroka was vandalized

Itamar Eichner | 04.11.24

After 80 years nothing has changed: The alarming data on antisemitism in Moldova

Survey conducted in the Eastern European country shows that 14% of its citizens do not like Jews and 37% said that 'Jews talk about the Holocaust too much'; Chairman of European Jewish Association: 'If there is no change, the next generation will perpetuate and carry with it the virus of antisemitism'

Itamar Eichner | 03.07.24

Ecstacy pills found in the young haredi man's suitcase

Haredi youth arrested in Moldova for smuggling 15 kilograms of ecstasy

Ultra-orthodox sources claim that drug smugglers took advantage of his innocence; young man, from the center of the country, remains in custody in Moldova

Edward Dokes | 12.28.23

The theater in Moldova that was once a synagogue

Many houses of worship were nationalized after WWII among them one of Chișinău's most famous theaters that stages plays in Russian, among them productions with Jewish themes

Edward Doks | 08.30.23

Tomb of prominent Jewish rabbi attracts pilgrims to Moldova

Rabbi Shabtai's burial place in Rașcov remains well preserved since the 18th century and was only uncovered after arduous efforts by the town's local Jewish community

Edward Doks | 08.06.23

Rabbi Abelsky's blessings still missed in Moldova

Rabbi Zalman Abelsky arrived in Kishinev in 1989 and revitalized Jewish life there; countless Jews and non-Jews went to him to resolve local disputes and mediate marriage quarrels

Edward Doks, Kishinev | 06.28.23

At the gravesite of Rabbi Shabtai of Rashkov

'We have nowhere to return, only prayers will help us': Ukrainian refugees prayed at rabbi's grave

278 years after his death, the grave of Rabbi Shabtai, a student of the Baal Shem Tov, becomes a place for Jewish people to pray – many Jewish refugees from Ukraine participated in pilgrimage to grave in town of Rashkov in Transnistria; In first since the Holocaust, Jewish wedding held on site

Ynetnews | 06.13.23

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