Posts Tagged: Kiev
Russian Strike on Kyiv TV Tower Kills Five, Hits Babi Yar Holocaust Memorial Site
Ukrainian and Israeli officials denounced a Russian missile strike on Kyiv's television tower Tuesday that killed at least five people and struck the site of...
Kyiv Rabbi Offers Synagogue for Shelter as Hundreds of Jews Struggle to Flee
Kyiv chief rabbi Jonathan Markovitch is offering shelter and goods at his synagogue, he revealed Thursday, after the Jewish community in Ukraine's capital woke to...
Israel Evacuates Diplomatic Staff From Capital Kyiv as Ukraine Crisis Deepens
Israel overnight moved forward with the evacuation of its embassy staff in Kiev to the city of Lviv in western Ukraine, after Russian President Vladimir...
Israel to Move Embassy From Kyiv to Lviv as Threat of Russian Invasion Grows
Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has decided to evacuate the Israeli embassy in Kyiv and move diplomatic staff to consular offices opened in the city...
‘Return Home’: Bennett Urges Israelis to Leave Ukraine as Threat of Russian Invasion Looms
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett urged Israeli citizens in Ukraine on Sunday to avoid risks and come home immediately as tensions over a potential Russian...
Human Rights Activist Sharansky Warns of ‘Efforts to Erase Memory of the Holocaust’ on 80th Anniversary of Babi Yar Massacre
Ukrainian born Israeli human rights activist Natan Sharansky warned of "rising efforts to erase memory of the Holocaust" as the world commemorated the 80th anniversary...
Ukraine Moving Beyond History of Antisemitism to Develop Warm Ties With Israel
Despite a long history of antisemitism, pogroms, and collaboration with the Nazis during World War II, Ukraine's relations with the Jewish state are starting to...
Brooklyn’s Ukrainian Jewish Ex-Pats Gather to Pray for Peace
Members of Brooklyn's Ukrainian Jewish community gathered on Sunday to express support for their families and compatriots enduring violent protests in their home country,...
Jews in the Former Soviet Union Embrace Jewish Identity
JNS.org - In a complex journey that can start as simply as children asking their parents what their family name means, younger Jews...
New El Al Terminal in Ukraine Hosts Thousands of Jews During High Holidays (PHOTOS)
El Al Airlines recently announced the opening of a new terminal at Borosfiel International Airport, just in time for the thousands of Haredi Jews who...
Ukrainian Academic Freedom and Democracy Under Siege
It has been a sad and disturbing week for democracy and academic freedom in Ukraine. A scholar has been harassed and intimidated during a visit...
