History of the Jews in Iași

[1][2] The city's Jewish community was devastated by the Iași pogrom of 1941; one of the worst massacres of World War II, over 13,000 Jewish people were murdered during the pogrom.

Open during the summer, the house helps tourists who are visiting the graves of tzaddikim buried in the region.

[4] In 2021, the Parliament of Romania held a meeting in the presence of survivors of the Iași pogrom of 1941.

The Romanian Prime Minister Florin Cîțu stated that "We, as a nation, must openly admit that our past was not always glorious."

Silviu Vexler, the head of Romania's Jewish commented that more work was needed to acknowledge the pogrom, citing "praise for war criminals" from elected representatives of the far-right, nationalist Alliance for the Union of Romanians.