Jews in Ukraine
Israeli-Ukrainian located in detention facility after being drafted into military, FJCU announces
Karlinsky is currently awaiting transfer to a military base near the city of Kharkiv, where he is expected to serve as an army medic, several dozen kilometers away from the front lines.
Moldova hires first chief rabbi in 12 years, new chapter for revived Jewish community - interview
Kyiv Jews return from Carpathian retreat into night of Russian strikes
Jewish couples get married in Kyiv for first time since war started thanks to weekend ceasefire
Dnipro Jewish community leader’s home damaged in Russian strike, wounding child
The child is recovering, but the Jewish community and Dnipro’s other residents have been suffering under an unrelenting barrage of Russian drones and missile attacks over the last week.
Kyiv chief rabbi on Holocaust remembrance: ‘We must not live inside it' - interview
Speaking with The Media Line on Holocaust Remembrance Day, Markovitch said he sees it as a responsibility. “This is something I live with,” he said. “Something I feel.”
Zelensky signs law criminalizing antisemitism, making it punishable by up to eight years in prison
The new law - signed on Holocaust Remembrance Day - amends Article 161 of the Criminal Code on the violation of citizens' equality based on their race, nationality, religious beliefs, or disability.
After 4 years of war, Ukraine’s Jews adapt to a life of sirens, shortages and uncertainty
The Russian invasion, which marks its fourth anniversary on Tuesday, has reshaped everything in the lives of Ukrainian Jews.
Hamantaschen from Israel, graggers, and fuel: Purim aid drive spans Ukraine
JRNU and local emissaries said preparations had been completed for distributing 24,000 Purim packages across 25 major cities and regions, alongside deliveries to smaller and more remote towns.
Faith in a time of war: Ukrainian Jewish chaplain aids soldiers during tribulations - interview
While Sinyakov offers spiritual guidance as the first Jewish chaplain attached to a Ukrainian military unit, he explained that eighty percent of his work was psychological aid.
Learning Hebrew in bomb shelters: How Dnipro Jewry endures Russian invasion
The war opened new opportunities for Dnipro's Jews to reconnect to Judaism, finding purpose and hope amid the missile barrages.
Ukrainian Christmas tradition depiction of Jews draws criticism after New Jersey pageant
The Christmas pageant, performed on Sunday in New Jersey, also included a Hasidic Jewish caricature, carrying a sack of coins and dancing with the devil.
Beacons of light under fire
How Jewish schools in Ukraine are sustaining hope amid war
Ukrainian Jews celebrate Hanukkah under Russian fire
President Volodymyr Zelensky was scheduled to attend the Kyiv ceremony but traveled abroad at the last minute for discussions with US representatives on peace negotiations.
