Jews in Ukraine
Jewish couples get married in Kyiv for first time since war started thanks to weekend ceasefire
The Jewish Community Center Beit Menachem from Kyiv held a mass wedding ceremony over the weekend that included couples of all ages, including a pair aged 92.
Dnipro Jewish community leader’s home damaged in Russian strike, wounding child
Kyiv chief rabbi on Holocaust remembrance: ‘We must not live inside it' - interview
Zelensky signs law criminalizing antisemitism, making it punishable by up to eight years in prison
Ukrainians serving as Israeli combat troops see family in Moldova
The IFCJ facilitates a meaningful reunion for Ukrainian IDF lone soldiers and their families in Moldova.
Senior Russian official: Chabad Lubavitch is a neo-pagan cult
Chabad is the most dominant Jewish group in Russia and Ukraine and this was therefore a shocking statement that was perceived by the rabbis and emissaries negatively.
‘We don’t know who is alive’: Concern mounts for Jews living in Russian-occupied Ukraine
It is not known how many Jews are currently living in areas under Russian occupation, although it is believed that a large number have left since the Russian invasion.
Sukkot in Ukraine: ‘Season of our rejoicing’ during time of war
Kyiv’s Chief Rabbi Jonathan Markowitz spoke to The Jerusalem Post prior to Sukkot and shared what he said were then plans for one of the more difficult holidays he ever experienced.
Ukrainian Holocaust survivors celebrate High Holidays in Israel for first time
Two Holocaust survivors who fled Ukraine following the Russian invasion have celebrated the High Holy Days in Israel.
A tale of two aliyot - opinion
Ethiopian Jews and Ukrainian Jews make up the two biggest groups of olim this year. However, their reasons to do aliyah are different, and their Jewish experience is different.
IFCJ distributes 28 million shekels to Ukrainian immigrants and others in need for the holidays
IFCJ provided monetary support ahead of holiday season — “I know that we couldn’t be here and be able to live and have our children enjoy their new home and lives without this support.”
Ex-Moscow chief rabbi is the face of Russian-Jewish resistance to Putin
No. 22 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Former Moscow Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt.
Russia-Ukraine War made President Volodymyr Zelensky a global icon
No. 1 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Jews around the world are preparing for Rosh Hashanah
Shelling notwithstanding, Jews in Zaporizhzhia are preparing for the High Holidays.
