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Hasidic Pilgrim Dies During Rosh Hashanah Celebrations in Ukrainian City of Uman
A Hasidic Jewish pilgrim was reported to have died in the Ukrainian city of Uman on Sunday night, as more than 35,000 worshippers celebrated the...
US Jewish Humanitarian Organization Distributes Rosh Hashanah Packages in Ukraine
Thousands of food packages will be distributed to needy Jewish communities across war-torn Ukraine ahead of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which falls on...
‘I Have to Remain Optimistic,’ Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Says, as Netanyahu Government Deliberates Over Military Assistance
Yevgen Korniychuk, Ukraine's Ambassador to the State of Israel, draws upon a Biblical analogy when explaining his country's determination to secure a future free from...
Jewish Khazar Mafia Controls Ukraine: A New Jewish Conspiracy Theory
When it comes to bizarre conspiracy theories involving Jews, it is difficult to top Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA)'s QAnon-inspired contention that the 2018 California...
Lessons for Ukrainian Refugees From My Holocaust Survivor Grandparents
The streets of Budapest are marked by stolpersteine (stumbling stones) and other memorials, recounting the names of Jewish victims of the Holocaust who once filled...
How Long Can the Middle East Walk a Tightrope on Ukraine?
For now, Ukraine remains a low priority for most Middle Eastern nations. But eventually, Ukraine will arrive on their doorstep. Two centrifugal forces threaten to push...
Historic Jewish Cemetery in Ukrainian City of Sumy Hit by Russian Rocket Attack
A Jewish cemetery in Ukraine containing the graves of victims of antisemitic violence has been damaged by a Russian rocket attack, Ukrainian media sources reported...
Iran Tries to Capitalize on Ukraine War in Central Asia
Anti-Iranian protests in Afghanistan, and the stabbing of three clerics in Iran, threaten to cast a shadow over Iranian efforts to capitalize on the fallout...
Pre-Pesach Rescue of Three Holocaust Survivors From Ukraine Is a Sign of Hope
Earlier this month, amid air raid sirens and bombings, we were fortunate enough to rescue three Holocaust survivors from Kyiv and bring them to safety...
Applying (or Ignoring) Double Standards in Ukraine Is Risky Business
Russia’s suspension from the United Nations Human Rights Council was long overdue, even without the mass killing of innocent civilians in the Ukrainian town of...
Note to the Media: Israel Is Not a Russian ‘Ally’ in the War Against Ukraine
Even as Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid this week charged Russian forces with war crimes following the apparent massacre in the Ukrainian city of Bucha, media outlets continue...
Israel Is Not Russia, and Palestinians Are Not Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine set off an immediate wave of boycotts and sanctions targeting Moscow. These swift and comprehensive economic punishments have left the frustrated...
Ukrainian Jewish Leader Stabbed in Antisemitic Attack in City of Ivano-Frankivsk
A leader of the Ukrainian Jewish community in the western city of Ivano-Frankivsk was stabbed by an antisemitic assailant on Thursday afternoon while walking in...
A Jewish Artist Finds Inspiration in Zelensky
New York artist Michelle Palatnik loves to draw faces, and while watching a mesmerizing speech by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, she decided to do his...
