Memorial Book of the Jewish Community of Orhei, Moldova
Lasky, Terry / Rotkov, Mordechai / Spivak, Yitzchak
Orhei, Moldova (originally Orheyev, Bessarabia) has had a long history of a Jewish presence. Gravestones dating to the early 1700's have been found in the Jewish cemetery. This Memorial (Yizkor) book has numerous personal accounts of the Holocaust. However, it is much more than that. It contains detailed discussions of the history of the town and the area. Most importantly it discusses the social and political organizations in the town during ...