Psychological Changes in East German Refugees

The armed conflict between the Romanian and Slavic populations of the Trans-Dniestria region has alarmed many Russian-speaking Jews. In the last two and a half years 32,500 Jews came to Israel from Moldova. There are 40,000 Jews still living in the region, 70 percent ofwhom have Israeli letters ofinvitation. Among them 8,000 live in the Trans-Dniestria region, with 2,500 in Bendery and Tiraspol. One-third of the Jews who fled the armed confrontations in that region are already in Israel, while others are becoming very anxious to leave. 9 Armed conflicts and the tise of Islamie fundamentalism are forcing Jews out of Central Asia, Georgia and Moldova. Simultaneously, the growing number and power of nationalist forces in Russia have repercussions in the other regions of the former Soviet Union. The open demands of these nationalist organizations for a reunification of the Russian empire makes many Jews residing in the newly formed independent states wary of the future

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