History of the Jews in Chișinău

Chișinău is now the capital city of Moldova and is the center of the country's Jewish population.

[1] Chișinău (Keshenev in Yiddish) was historically part of Moldavia.

The earliest Jewish presence in Chișinău dates back to the early 18th century.

In 1774, a Jewish burial society was founded in the city with 144 members.

[2] 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.