Jews in Ukraine

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.

People charge their devices, eat and warm themselves at a mobile resilience hub set up in a residential district amid electricity and heating interruptions on Jan. 20, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
 Ukrainian Jewish children holding packages they received JNRU for Purim.

Hamantaschen from Israel, graggers, and fuel: Purim aid drive spans Ukraine

Morale and spirit are difficult measured resources in times of war, but it is the job of Ukrainian military chaplain Lt. Rabbi Yakov Sinyakov to keep the faith among the Ukrainian soldiers fighting against the Russian invasion.

Faith in a time of war: Ukrainian Jewish chaplain aids soldiers during tribulations - interview

Dnipro, Ukraine in January 2026.

Learning Hebrew in bomb shelters: How Dnipro Jewry endures Russian invasion


Russian missile hits Ukrainian synagogue, Chief Rabbi condemns attack

After shelling hit a synagogue in Huliaipole, the congregation struggles to rebuild.

Rabbi Nachum Ehrentreu

First Ukrainian Birthright group since war arrives in Adelson private jet

For some of the participants, it is the first time they have left Ukraine since the Russian invasion.

 Dr. Miriam Adelson and Gidi Mark with the group, right after landing at Ben Gurion International Airport.

This year’s ‘Jewish Nobel’ is a group prize, going to Jewish activists in Ukraine

The Genesis Prize Foundation said the war in Ukraine required a change in the approach it has taken since creating the prize, known by some as the "Jewish Nobel."

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky visits an area damaged by Russian military strikes, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv, Ukraine May 29, 2022.

Secret operation gives Ukrainian Jews generators to warm freezing winter

The Jewish Relief Network Ukraine began mobilizing resources for the launch of generators to the Jewish communities at an estimated cost of millions of dollars.

 A generator outside a Jewish institution in Ukraine.

Amid the Russia-Ukraine War, the Jews of Odesa stay resilient

UKRAINIAN AFFAIRS: Odesa’s resilient Jewish community has withstood the onlsaught of Russian troops and is persevering amid Moscow’s nearly year-old invasion of Ukraine.

 A ODESAN JEW prays in the Chabad Odesa synagogue.

Israel's new Aliyah minister welcomes Ukrainian olim at Ben-Gurion

The minister was accompanied by the director-general of the Aliyah and Integration Ministry, Dganit Sankar-Langa, for a professional tour of Ben-Gurion Airport.

 Minister of Aliyah and Integration Ofir Sofer joins Ukrainian olim as they arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport on January 5, 2023.

President of Ukraine’s Jewish community: Israel should increase humanitarian aid

When asked about the potential amendment to the Law of Return, president of the Jewish Confederation of Ukraine Boris Lozhkin said that he and his counterparts are “not happy with this suggestion.”

Boris Lozhkin to speak at Kyiv Jewish Forum online.

Flight of Miracles: 100 Ukrainian Jews arrive in Israel

While thousands are suffering in the war in Ukraine, miracles came true for 100 immigrants who arrived safely to Israel.

 Ukrainian Jewish immigrants arrive in Israel

We need to help olim from post-Soviet countries - opinion

While Israel claims that new immigrants are desired and encourage aliyah, for many people emigration turns into severe mental health problems.

 Churpin family making Aliyah from Ukraine

Jews of Ukraine will spread the light of Hanukkah despite the war with Russia

The war with Russia has led to the departure of 50,000 Jews from Ukraine, as well as the deaths and injuries of hundreds of Jewish community members.

 The Hanukkah kits distributed to children across Ukraine.