Moldova

Inside the sacred resting place of the Baal Shem Tov in Medzhybizh

You come to Medzhybizh seeking the grave of a tzadik (righteous person) and find yourself facing a quieter question: What does it mean to serve God with a full heart?

 THE NEW ‘ohel’ built over the grave of the Baal Shem Tov.
Photographs Maniac Murder Cult members shared on their Telegram channel from the criminal complaint, November 17, 2025.

White supremacist leader sentenced to 15 years in prison for plot to poison NYC Jewish kids

A Turkish ambulance in Ankara, pictured October 2024; illustrative.

Israeli dies in Turkey after collapsing during Moldova-Israel flight

Here, posters display assassinated military leaders, including IRGC commander-in-chief Hossein Salami (center), in Tehran at the end of June.

Six countries designate IRGC terrorist organization following discussions with Sa'ar


TikTok rabbi helps Jewish-Ukrainian refugees settle in Moldovan shelters

Very few Ukrainian Jews speak Hebrew, and many have found it hard to communicate with the many Israeli or American Jewish volunteers who have little knowledge of Ukraine.

 TikTok app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021.

World Bank preparing $1.5 billion aid package for Ukraine

"The World Bank was created in 1944 to help Europe rebuild after World War II. As we did then, we will be ready to help Ukraine with reconstruction when the time comes," WB president said.

A participant stands near a logo of World Bank at the International Monetary Fund - World Bank Annual Meeting 2018

Ukrainian Jewish communities in Moldova receive tons of matza, food

Here is how the leaders of the Moldova Jewish community are bracing for a Passover full of Jewish Ukrainian refugees.

 One of the Chabad rabbis of Moldova with the Matzas for Ukrainian and Moldovian Jewish communities.

The Ukrainian refugee crisis is a women’s crisis - opinion

What comes to my mind first is the women. The strong, resilient Ukrainian women, who have become the face of this crisis for me.

 A UKRAINIAN MOTHER and child moment takes place at the Palanca border crossing, Moldova.

Moldova: NY-based VC buys mattresses, blankets, food to help refugees

Thousands of refugees have fled to Moldova from Ukraine since the conflict began on February 24, most of them women, children, and the elderly.

 (L to R) Eric Reiner, Vine's Founder and Managing Partner, with Demren Sinik, who works as an investor at Vine, and Dan Povitsky, a Partner at Vine.

Israeli volunteers in Moldova aiding Ukrainian refugees

A delegation of some 40 Israeli doctors and medical staff was organized by Lema'anam to provide treatment to refugees on the Moldovan border.

 The Israeli humanitarian delegation sent to Moldova by LeMa'anam

United Hatzalah: The first medical team on the Ukrainian border

“The whole place knows about the orange medical team that has come from Israel to help.”

 A young Ukrainian refugee suffering from a slight case of hypothermia receives blankets at the border crossing in Moldova

Odessa Jews stranded at Moldovan border want return to Ukraine

Few Ukrainians who have entered Moldova want to stay, with 150,000 already moving to Romania from where they can disperse around Europe.

 Ukrainian Jews find refuge in Moldova

How can Israelis help Ukrainians during the crisis?

SID Israel (Society for International Development) has partnered with other organizations to compile a list of organizations and make them more accessible to anyone who wants to donate.

The national flags of Israel and Ukraine

Transnistria denies preparing to join Russia's war with Ukraine 

"The army of the republic functions in a standard mode, military units are in places of permanent deployment," said Transnistrian President Vadim Krasnoselsky.

 The flag of Transnistria (illustrative).