One rabbi says Jewish communities, including at Rabbi Nachman's grave compound, are sometimes left without light and heat for days; 'At night, temperatures reach -2 degrees Celsius, so we sleep with coats on and bathe in mikveh,' he says
Jews from Odessa are heading to Moldova whose capital, Chisinau, was the site of a major pogrom that became a symbol of Jewish flight from Eastern Europe in the early 20th century
As Russian troops pour into Ukraine and bomb its cities, many Ukrainians are on the move both internally and in an attempt to leave for other countries.
Tens of thousands of people have poured over the border from Ukraine into Moldova, often described as Europe’s poorest country. Among them are hundreds of Jews from around Odessa.