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.

One of the couples who got married this weekend in Kyiv.
AN APARTMENT building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine April 23, 2026.

Dnipro Jewish community leader’s home damaged in Russian strike, wounding child

RABBI JONATHAN Markovitch celebrating Passover with his community.

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, March 25, 2026.

Zelensky signs law criminalizing antisemitism, making it punishable by up to eight years in prison


Close call: Ukrainian Jewish students narrowly miss being hit by Russian missile barrage on Shabbat

No one was hurt during the attack, although the Hillel Dnipro building sustained severe damage.

A firefighter works at a site of an apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine June 28, 2024.

Jewish soldier from Zhytomyr killed in Ukraine war

"Buligin regularly came to pray at our synagogue and was always proud of his Judaism."

  Fallen Jewish Ukrainian soldier Valef (Maxim) Buligin photographed on Yom Kippur Eve at the Jewish community synagogue in Zhytomyr during a brief respite from the war.

Major Jewish event returns to Ukraine, bringing hope amid ongoing war

During Ukraine's ongoing conflict, Limmud FSU provides solace and community for Ukrainian Jews in Uzhhorod, offering respite from war's hardships.

 Orthodox Jews carry the Torah, the Jewish holy book, during the celebration of the Rosh Hashana holiday in the town of Uman, about 200 km (120 miles) south of Ukraine's capital Kiev, September 17, 2004.

Jewish soldier who died fighting for Ukraine given a halachic burial

The Chief Rabbi of Kyiv ensured that Daniel received a Jewish burial.

Jewish Soldier Killed in Ukraine Laid to Rest in Kever Yisrael

Impacted by two wars, Jewish Ukrainian refugees celebrate a special Passover in Poland

Now over 2 years since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, and over 6 months since the hostages were kidnapped in Israel, the celebrations were said to hold a special meaning.

Over 100 Ukrainian Jewish Refugees Celebrate Passover in Poland

Amid Russia's war, Ukrainian Jews prepare for Passover under threat of blackout

Jewish communities rally to celebrate with food distributions and precautions against power outages.

Jewish communities rally to celebrate with food distributions and precautions against power outages.

While Ukrainian Jews have left due to the war, some have remained to invest in their communities

Since the start of the war on Ukraine, more than 15,000 Ukrainian Jews have moved to Israel, but the Jewish community of Ukraine remains part of the state's social fabric.

 A Ukrainian serviceman prays next to a memorial for the victims of Babyn Yar (Babiy Yar), one of the biggest single massacres of Jews during the Nazi Holocaust, during a commemorative ceremony in Kyiv, Ukraine September 29, 2023.

For Ukraine’s Jews, the work is not yet done — even as the crisis rages into its third year

Two years after the conflict began, Ukraine’s Jews have inspired anew each day, resolute in the sure knowledge that they know exactly who they’re working for — each other.

 CHABAD EMISSARIES distribute gift packages and sukkot on wheels to the Jews of Ukraine.

Ukraine chief rabbi: Israel and Ukraine both fight 'axis of evil'

Ukrainian chief rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman told The Post that the way for the Jewish people to win against those seeking their harm is through education.

 Ukrainian chief rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman speaks at the Gala for the Yael Foundation Conference improving Jewish education.

Ukrainian Jews: Don’t forget about us, the war is not over

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: "I want to say to all the Jewish communities that we are in war; we are in a bad situation, we want to know that the Jews of the world are thinking about us."

 MASHA IS a student at the Odesa Chabad school who fled Kherson with her aunt.