2023 statistics place the number of Jews living in the Republic of Moldova at 1,900. Historically devastated by the Shoah and a brutal civil war, the Moldovan Jewish community today is largely revived and is spread throughout the Republic. There has been a widespread development of a national self-consciousness and a return to their roots by the Jews of Moldova, with Jewish identity and culture being celebrated in a number of forms – including literature, musical composition, and theatre. The Moldovan Jewish community is represented by the Jewish Community of the Republic of Moldova – the Moldovan affiliate of the World Jewish Congress.