Moldova

The population of Moldova is estimated at 4,100,000 as of 1 January 2016.
As of 1 January 2016, the core Jewish population of Moldova was estimated to be 3,500 (0.09% of the wider population) and the enlarged Jewish population was estimated at 7,500.
An estimated 11,000 Moldovans qualify for Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return.

Press

Recent English language press about Jewish issues in Moldova

A TikTok rabbi helps Jewish Ukrainian refugees feel comfortable in Moldova shelters (Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Apr 15, 2022)
In Moldova, Ukrainian Jewish refugees anxiously wait out the war in synagogues and Jewish centers (Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Mar 03, 2022)
Restoration work begun on ruined Țirilson synagogue in Chisinau (Jewish Heritage Europe, Nov 18, 2021)
Priority first stage preservation work on ruined 18th century synagogue in Raşcov (Rashkov) begins (Jewish Heritage Europe , Aug 09, 2021)
Renovators find a ritual burial facility last used in 1931 at a neglected Jewish cemetery near Moldova ( Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Jul 08, 2021)
Rabbi in Moldova helps save a life and scores matzah for his community (Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Mar 05, 2021)

Research

Recent research about Jewish issues in Moldova

Overview of Immovable Property Restitution/Compensation Regime - Republic of Moldova (As of 13 December 2016)
Author: European Shoah Legacy Institute (ESLI) Publication year: 2017
Topic: Holocaust and Memorial

Антисемитизм в Молдове, 2015: доклад
(Antisemitism in Moldova, 2015: Report)
Publication year: 2016
Topic: Antisemitism

Народный иудаизм: варианты религиозных практик (по материалам экспедиций к евреям Украины и Молдавии, 2004–2011)
(Folk Judaism: Variations of Religious Practices among the Jews of Ukraine and Moldova (Findings of 2004–2011))
Author: Каспина, Мария Publication year: 2015
Topic: Identity and Community

Holocaust Memory and Holocaust Denial in Poland and Moldova: A Comparison
Author: Sineaeva-Pankowska, Natalia Publication year: 2014
Topic: Holocaust and Memorial

The Jewish Revival in Moldova (A Survey of the Jewish Life in Moldova in the 1990-2000)
Author: Sheveliov, Dymitry Publication year: 2014
Topic: Identity and Community

Anti-Semitism in Moldova (2009 – 2012)
Publication year: 2013
Topic: Antisemitism

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Total country population	3,500,000
Core Jewish population	1,700
Jews per total 1,000 in population	0.49
Population with a Jewish parent	3,800
Enlarged Jewish population	7,500
Law of Return Jewish population	10,000