Moldova · City Tours

3-Hour Jewish Heritage Tour of Chișinău with Archive Research

3 Hours Round trip from Strada Habad Liubavici 8 Easy pace

Visit Holocaust Jewish Memorial, Chisinau

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Trace the Jewish heritage of Kishinev
02 Visit the Holocaust Jewish Memorial and the Jewish Cemetery
03 Explore the Chisinau Synagogue, built in 1888
04 Learn about the Chisinau Jewish Pogrom of 1903-1905
05 Search information in the archive at the Manger Jewish Library

Discover the stories and legacy of Moldova's Jewish community on a private tour of Jewish heritage sites in Chișinău, from the Holocaust Jewish Memorial and the Jewish Cemetery to the Chisinau Synagogue and the Kishinev Jacobs Jewish Campus. Over three hours, learn about key historical events, explore memorials, and gain insight into Moldova's modern-day Jewish community.

Explore with a private Chișinău tour guide, ensuring you have plenty of time to see the things that interest you, with the chance to search local archives, learn about specific historical events, and discuss Moldova's modern-day Jewish community.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

City Chisinau

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Jewish Heritage Tour of Chișinău

Explore with a private Chișinău tour guide, ensuring you have plenty of time to see the things that interest you, with the chance to search local archives, learn about specific historical events, and discuss Moldova's modern-day Jewish community. The sites include:
Holocaust Jewish Memorial, honouring and remembering victims of the Holocaust.
Jewish Cemetery, hidden away in the capital of Moldova.
Chisinau Synagogue, built in 1888 by architect T. Ghinger. This synagogue, sometimes referred to by its Yiddish name Gleizer Shil (Glaziers' Synagogue), is currently run by the Lubavitch community.
Chisinau Jewish Pogrom 1903-1905 Memorial, a memorial stone to the victims of the Kishinev pogrom, unveiled in 1993 in Alunelul Park.
Manger Jewish Library (the ability to search the information in the archive).
Jewish History Museum and Kishinev Jacobs Jewish Campus (KEDEM).

End of the tour.