For more than 110 years, JDC has worked to care for Moldova’s most vulnerable Jewish elderly and at-risk families and cultivate a Jewish future, creating programs and initiatives that are hopeful, authentic, and inspiring for the country’s next generation of Jewish leaders.
From the 1903 pogrom in its capital, Chișinău, to the horrors of the Holocaust, as well as the decades of repression during the Soviet regime, Moldovan Jews have weathered a challenging history. But despite this past, the country’s Jewish communities are rich in spirit — each day, they work to build Jewish life that is vibrant, dynamic, and relevant.
Moldova has long been a focal point of JDC’s work. From the organization’s earliest years, JDC has supported Jews in need and sustained Jewish communities — and since the start of the Ukraine crisis, we’re still on the ground, continuing our vital activities and delivering food, shelter, accommodation, and the spiritual support of a global Jewish family to refugees in Moldova.
