Posts Tagged: Ukrainian Jews
Zelenskiy Visits Holocaust Memorial as Ukraine Marks Anniversary of Nazi Massacre of Jews
Ukraine marked Friday's 82nd anniversary of a mass killing, mainly of Jews, in Nazi-occupied Kyiv with an appeal not to forget an event that it...
Undeterred by Russian Attacks, Jews in Ukrainian City of Odesa Prepare for a Second Rosh Hashanah at War
For the second year running, Jews in the Ukrainian city of Odesa will mark Rosh Hashanah — the Jewish New Year — on Friday night...
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...
Amid War and Related Crises, JDC Helps Ukrainian Jews Celebrate New Year
JNS.org - Seven months since the start of the conflict in Ukraine, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) is ensuring that thousands of Ukrainian...
Zelensky Urges Greater Support for Ukraine in Speech to Israel’s Knesset, Invoking Holocaust
In a virtual address to Israeli lawmakers, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday pleaded for help to defend his country and people from Russia's invasion,...
Israel Set to Welcome 300 Jewish Refugees Arriving From Ukraine
i24 News - A special operation to bring Ukrainian Jews to Israel began on Sunday, organized by the Immigration and Absorption Ministry in cooperation with...
A Shaken German Jewry Opens Arms to Ukrainian Jews
JNS.org - The inauguration of a Torah scroll at the newly refurbished Beth-Zion synagogue in former east Berlin on Sunday was supposed to kick off...
Genesis Philanthropy Group Commits $10 Million for Ukrainian Jews
JNS.org - The Genesis Philanthropy Group (GPG) has committed $10 million to assist Ukrainian Jews impacted by the war, the organization announced on Monday. The money...
World Zionist Organization Prepares to Resettle Ukrainian Jewish Refugees in Israel
The World Zionist Organization (WZO) announced plans on Monday to resettle Ukrainian Jewish refugees in Israel, amid Russia's invasion of the eastern European country. "The war...
Village Founded by Ukrainian Chief Rabbi Shelters 250 Jewish Families From Nearby Fighting
A village founded by the chief rabbi of Ukraine has become a refuge for some 250 Jewish families fleeing the ongoing Russian invasion, but faces...
Study: Across Former Soviet Union, Jews in Small Towns Suffer More Than in Cities
JNS.org - Russian and Ukrainian Jews feel much safer in big cities, a new large poll finds. First results of the extended study “Jews of the...
Long Island Judaica Auction House Owner Displays 175-Year-Old Ukrainian Menorah Worth $200,000
Hanukkah menorahs are not generally thought of as luxury items, but at a Judaica auction house in Long Island there is one valued at $200,000,...
Rising Tensions in Ukraine Prompt Hundreds of Jews to Consider Immigration to Israel
JNS.org - The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, or The Fellowship, said that in the last two weeks they have been flooded with hundreds of calls...
Christian-Jewish Aid Group Sponsors Latest Aliyah Wave From Ukraine
JNS.org - On Tuesday, 116 Ukrainian Jews arrived safely in Israel as part of the ongoing “Freedom Flight” initiative by the International Fellowship of Christians and...
