Jews in Ukraine
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
Ukrainian Christmas tradition depiction of Jews draws criticism after New Jersey pageant
Beacons of light under fire
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.
'No trust in our enemy’: Ukrainian Jewish official says he hopes for peace despite skepticism
“We have lived here for many years; we know the situation well; we also know the enemy well. We have been suffering here for almost four years in a very difficult war,” said the Jewish official.
Rabbi escapes minutes before Russian missile strikes Ukrainian synagogue
Russian missile strikes Ukrainian synagogue; Chabad rabbi escapes minutes earlier
Jewish-American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies unexpectedly at 29
Daniel Naroditsky, son of a Ukranian immigrant, had begun playing chess at the age of 6. His influence extended beyond the chessboard, according to the International Chess Federation.
US special envoy meets Chabad rabbis in Ukraine amid shifting US stance
"Our meeting with him in this place, which symbolizes the destruction of Kyiv's Jewry, is the best proof of the flourishing of Jewish community life in Ukraine.”
‘Miracle’ in Ukraine: Rabbi and family survive Russian suicide drone hit completely unharmed
The suicide drone destroyed the front of the rabbi's Toyota Land Cruiser.
Zhitomyr orphanage boys who fled Ukraine mark bar mitzvah milestone in Ashkelon
Five teenage boys who escaped the first week of Russia’s 2022 invasion celebrated their bar mitzvahs this week in Ashkelon.
Eduard Shyfrin to represent Ukraine in WJC as vice president
Dr. Eduard Shyfrin was elected to represent Ukraine as a vice president in the World Jewish Congress at its plenary session in Jerusalem this week.
Sumy's Jewish community celebrates Passover amid deadly missile strikes
The Jewish community of Sumy, in northeastern Ukraine, was forced to observe Passover under the sound of sirens and the threat of deadly missile attacks.
America's betrayal should not mean Ukrainian defeat - opinion
Yes, Ukraine’s situation is different. However, Israel overcame its betrayals with a population hardly the size of Kyiv's and a land hardly 3% of Ukraine's size, and with no mineral riches at all.
‘Miracle in Odesa’: Ukrainian Jewish teen soccer team relocates hours before Russian missile strike
The missile attack last weekend destroyed the Bristol Hotel and the Jewish University of Odesa building.
