History of the Jews in Transnistria
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The history of the Jews in Transnistria is mainly connected to the history of the Jews in Moldova, the history of the Jews in Ukraine, the history of the Jews in Romania and the history of the Jews in the Soviet Union, the Holocaust in Transnistria as well as to countries in several other neighboring areas.
Background
Transnistria, or Transdniestria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, is a primarily unrecognized state that split off from Moldova after the dissolution of the USSR and mostly consists of a narrow strip of land between the river Dniester and the territory of Ukraine. Transnistria has been recognized by three other mostly non-recognized states: Abkhazia, Artsakh, and South Ossetia. The region is considered by the UN to be part of Moldova.
On 30 May 2022, Aleksandr Rozenberg became the Prime Minister of Transnistria, being the first Jewish person to hold this position.
Tiraspol mass graves
In 2022, two mass graves were discovered in Tiraspol, totaling over 200 victims. According to the sources, the victims were killed between 1917 and 1930, on the orders of Lenin and Stalin, most of them being anti-communist Jews.
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Jews in Moldova
The history of the Jews in Moldova reaches back several centuries. Bessarabian Jews have been living in the area for some time. Today, the Jewish community living in Moldova number less than 4,000 according to one estimate, while local estimates put the number at 15–20,000 Jews and their family members.
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