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Rybnitsa was founded in 1650. After 1918, the town became part of the
Soviet Russia. From 1990, it belongs to Pridnestrovye/Transdniestria.
Rybnitsa is an industrial center of the unacknowledged Transdniestrian
Republic. A big steel works is situated in the town. Also its industry
produces construction materials, food and clothes.
Rybnitsa is situated 110 kilometers from Kishinev. Its population is
70,000 people. As early as 1800, several dozens of Jewish families lived
in Rybnitsa, though the neighboring localities have a longer Jewish
history. However, during Rech Pospolita, the Polish rule period, a
synagogue functioned in Rashkov. It was destroyed by the Cossacks in the
18th century. Rybnitsa is the regional center for 11 small surrounding
towns and villages. Its Jewish population is /450/ /people/ and /115/
/people /in periphery.
The Jewish community center of Rybnitsa develops two programs:
maintaining the Jewish cemeteries and investigating the Jewish history
of Rybnitsa. The /"Hesed Rahel"/ Welfare Center runs both welfare and
cultural programs for the community members.
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