Moldova: Information on the situation of Jewish schools in Kishinev and whether there are any restrictions on who may attend, for example, a student who has one Jewish parent
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 January 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | MDA16088.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Moldova: Information on the situation of Jewish schools in Kishinev and whether there are any restrictions on who may attend, for example, a student who has one Jewish parent, 1 January 1994, MDA16088.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab2143.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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The attached 21 February 1992 Baltimore Jewish Times article reports that a government-sponsored Jewish school has opened in Kishinev. A representative of Helsinki Watch stated that she is unaware of reports pertaining to restrictions on who may attend Jewish schools and more specifically, on whether a student who has one Jewish parent would suffer from any restrictions (6 Jan. 1994). An on-line search of sources regularly consulted by the DIRB was unable to produce any information on the above subject.
For information on the situation of Jews in Moldova, please refer to Response to Information Request MDA15489.E of 26 October 1993 and to the July 1992 IRBDC Question and Answer Series paper entitled CIS, Baltic Sates and Georgia: Situation of the Jews. Both of these sources are available at your Regional Documentation Centre . In addition, please find attached two media reports on Jews in Moldova.
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
References
Baltimore Jewish Times. 21 February 1992. Ira Rifkin. "The Paradox of Jewish Rebirth in Moldavia."
Helsinki Watch, New York. 6 January 1994. Telephone interview with representative.
Attachments
Baltimore Jewish Times. 21 February 1992. Ira Rifkin. "The Paradox of Jewish Rebirth in Moldavia."
The Jerusalem Report. 9 September 1993. Alexander Lesser. "And Still They Come." (NEXIS)