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After 4 years of war, Ukraine’s Jews adapt to a life of sirens, shortages and uncertainty

JL;DR SUMMARY Ukrainian Jews are adapting to a harsh reality as the war drags into its fourth year, reshaping everyday life and community structures. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish EducationJewish IdentityKyivUkrainian JewsEmigrationWar ImpactCommunity ResilienceKharkivGlobal SupportJewish Aid

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Kyiv, Ukraine
"Whereas during the first three years of war, especially in the metropolitan center of Kyiv, life went on largely as normal, albeit punctuated by attacks."
Kharkiv, Kharkivshchyna, Ukraine
"Maksimovichs students at the Shaalavim Jewish Day School no longer run for shelters when air raid sirens sound."
Ukraine
"For Ukraines Jews, the situation means that children are gathering in bomb shelters to light Shabbat candles, the elderly rely on intermittent aid deliveries, and everyone is hunkered down for the worst winter since the war began."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Rabbi Irina Gritsevskaya, who is based in Tel Aviv and travels to Ukraine regularly to lead Masorti Kyiv, one of the countrys only Conservative congregations."

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