Moldova

Moldova hires first chief rabbi in 12 years, new chapter for revived Jewish community - interview

Chabad played an instrumental in Moldova since the outbreak of war in Ukraine in 2022, providing support for refugees, coordinating travel and in general providing a base for those in need.

Rabbi Menachem Mendel Axelrod, Chief Rabbi of the Republic of Moldova.
STATUES OF Lenin front governmental buildings in Tiraspol.

Moldova beyond the crowds: Jewish heritage, wine and Transnistria

In need to repair - the funeral hall of the Chisinau Jewish cemetry.

Moldova: Wine, Jewish heritage and hidden treasures

Alexandru Munteanu, Moldova's Prime Minister, attends a meeting with members of the media in Chisinau, Moldova, October 28, 2025.

Moldovan prime minister Munteanu steps down in surprise trigger for government crisis


Kyiv's electricity, water cut off by Russian airstrikes, Ukraine says

Russia's strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure have also caused blackouts across half of neighboring Moldova.

 A communal worker restores electricity near a building destroyed in an air strike, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 29, 2022

Poland calls 'urgent' defense meeting after alleged Russian missiles kill 2

Initial reports indicated that Russian rockets had hit a Polish town near the Ukrainian border, killing two civilians.

 People wave Polish and Ukrainian flags during a demonstration in solidarity with Ukraine in Warsaw, Poland February 20, 2022.

Herzog receives credentials of six new ambassadors

Each had a separate meeting with him in which they discussed issues such as developments in their respective countries, taking relations with Israel to a higher level.

 President Isaac Herzog with the ambassador from New Zealand, Zoe Coulson-Sinclair.

Ukrainians serving as Israeli combat troops see family in Moldova

The IFCJ facilitates a meaningful reunion for Ukrainian IDF lone soldiers and their families in Moldova.

 IDF lone soldiers arrive in Chisanau Airport.

US Treasury sanctions Israeli for helping Russia subvert Moldovan democracy

Ilan Shor was sanctioned for attempting to bring Moldova back to Russia's sphere of influence.

Moldova's national flag is seen in central Chisinau, Moldova

Holocaust memorial in Moldova opened, to honor 6,300 tortured Jews

The memorial to the Jews shot at the city of Soroca is a composition of twenty bronze steles symbolizing chopped tree trunks.

 New Moldovan Holocaust memorial

European Commission recommends Ukraine, Moldova as EU members

The path to actual membership of the 27-nation European Union for Ukraine and Moldova may, however, take years.

 Flags of European Union and Ukraine flutter outside EU Parliament building, in Brussels, Belgium, February 28, 2022

Over 25,000 olim in 'Immigrants Come Home' operation arrived in Israel

"Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, there has been a broad national and governmental effort to rescue and absorb new immigrants," said the Aliyah and Integration Ministry.

 Aliyah and Integration Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata greets Ukrainian immigrants at Ben-Gurion Airport. Since the start of the Ukraine war, 20,000 new immigrants have arrived in Israel.

Transnistria warns that any plans to invade it are 'dangerous' - report

President Vadim Krasnoselsky called for "unconditional recognition of the well of the Pridnestrovian people on the independence of our republic."

 The flag of Transnistria (illustrative).

IsraAID: Israel's beacon of light, giving humanitarian aid

IsraAID extends a helping hand to people across the globe, most recently to Ukrainian refugees in Moldova.

 A member of IsraAID’s team helping Ukrainian refugees in Moldova on March 18.