Posts Tagged: Ukrainian Jews
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...
Former Russian Jewish Leader Calls for Prominent Ukrainian Jews to be Hanged
JTA - A former leader of Russian Jews said he would like to hang prominent Ukrainian Jews "until they stop breathing." Yevgeny Satanovsky, who served as...
Jewish Woman Killed in Donetsk Fighting in Ukraine
JNS.org - A Jewish woman has been killed in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, where pro-Russian rebel forces are continuing to battle Ukrainian...
Christian-Jewish Aid Group Sends $650,000 in Emergency Aid to Ukrainian Jews
JNS.org - The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) has announced that it is sending $650,000 in emergency aid to help poor and...
