 It is one of the successor states of Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in September 1991 under the name "Republic of Macedonia".The history of Jews in the territory of the present-day Republic of North Macedonia began during Roman antiquity, when Jews first arrived in the region.Today, following the Holocaust and emigration, especially to Israel, around 200 Jews remain in North Macedonia, mostly in the capital, Skopje and a few in Štip and Bitola.