Jewish Cemeteries of the city of Chisinau. Preliminary considerations

Abstract

Historical documents highlight the existence of three cemeteries belonging to the city’s Jewish community on the territory of today Chisinau. Th e use of two of them, the most ancient, was interrupted in the 19th century. Th e cemeteries were preserved until the middle of the 20th century when they were destroyed by Soviet authorities. Today, in their place are high-rise buildings and private houses. Th e third Jewish historic cemetery was established in 1819. In the middle of the 20th century, the authorities reduced its territory, and a city park was equipped and residential high-rise buildings were built. In 1970, the cemetery was closed. In the last decades of the century, the remaining part of the cemetery fell into degradation. In 1993, according to the decision of the Parliament, the Jewish cemetery was inscribed in the Register of Monuments of the Republic of Moldova Protected by the State. Since 2018, this property has become a branch of the Public Institution Museum of the History of the Jews of the Republic of Moldova.