In 1930 the Leova city census counted 2,326 Jewish inhabitants, about a third of the entire town population. In June 1940 the region was transferred from Romania to Soviet control as part of the secret Molotov–Ribbentrop non-aggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union.
In 1930, the Leova city census reported a Jewish population of 2,326, which constituted about one-third of the town's total. In June 1940, the region was transferred from Romania to Soviet control as part of an agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union.