Chișinăul interbelic în memoria evreilor (II)
Chișinăul interbelic în memoria evreilor (II)

Summary/Abstract: The first part of the article, published in the XXVII issue of the Journal of Ethnology and Culturology (http:// ethnology.ich.md/wp-content/uploads/Sihova.Palihovici.pdf), contains a short history of the Jews of Chisinau, as well as the location of synagogues and educational institutions in the city, considered from a Jewish perspective. In the second part, presented here, we will talk about Jewish charitable organizations: hospitals, orphanages, almshouses, as well as their place in the history of the city and in the personal memories of the Jews of Chisinau. The Jewish civilization is distinguished by its special attitude to charity. Traditions of individual and community support for widows and orphans, the sick and helpless, the elderly and the poor have been and remain an important factor in Jewish social life. Charitable organizations were independent public social associations; their income consisted mainly of membership fees, one-time donations (for the collection of which special events were organized: parties, lotteries, charity bazaars) and only to a small extent – from box collections. Oft en such societies attracted all or almost all of the wealthy Jews in the area, thus becoming the largest Jewish associations. A significant part of the traditional or semi-traditional charitable organizations created previously came under their auspices; in addition, many new public charitable organizations, educational institutions, cooperation associations, and funds to help victims of pogroms and refugees have appeared.

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