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Most of Kherson’s Jews fled when Russia invaded Ukraine. A flood could force the rest to leave.

JL;DR SUMMARY The Jewish population of Kherson, Ukraine faces dire challenges following the collapse of the Kakhovka dam, resulting in severe flooding in the region. 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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UkraineAmerican Jewish Joint Distribution CommitteeChabad LubavitchHumanitarian AidJewish RefugeesFloodingKhersonRabbi Yosef WolffKakhovka DamMoshe Azman

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Kherson, Khersonshchyna, Ukraine
"Ukrainian servicemen help a local resident during an evacuation from a flooded area in Kherson, Ukraine, June 8, 2023."
Khersonshchyna, Ukraine
"About 20 Jewish families have been directly affected by the flooding so far, and they are taking shelter in Jewish institutions. Khersons synagogue has not flooded..."
Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland
"fled for Poland, where Chabad of Poland is preparing to house them in Warsaw on Friday, the Hasidic movement announced on Thursday."
Mykolaiv, Mykolayivschyna, Ukraine
"Menachem Mendel Scheerson, was born about 50 miles down the river, in Mykolaiv, which has not yet experienced flooding damage, the Times of Israel reported."
Kyiv, Kyivshchyna, Ukraine
"Azman... founded and runs a village near Kyiv for Jewish refugees displaced from the past decades fighting in eastern Ukraine."

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