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Recent Public Discourses on Anti-Jewish Violence in Moldovan History, 1991–2019
- Holocaust and Genocide Studies
- Oxford University Press
- Volume 34, Number 1, Spring 2020
- pp. 80-100
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Abstract:
Efforts to commemorate the victims of the 1903 Chişinău (Kishinev) pogrom and the Holocaust in Bessarabia and Transnistria have achieved varying degrees of success in the Republic of Moldova. Gaining public recognition for these experiences has proven a convoluted process. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the local Community has led an enduring memorialization campaign, which has steadily evolved with the shifting political climate. Though Community representatives have at times had a fraught relationship with Moldovan officials, they have continuously sought official acknowledgment of their efforts. This article analyzes how both the government and the Jewish Community have handled memory in public spaces and the local media of Chişinău.