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Under Fire They Came Home: How War Is Drawing Ukraine’s Jews Back to Jewish Life

Carol Ungar in Jewish Action · 9 Mar

The devastating war in Ukraine has surprisingly led many Ukrainian Jews to reconnect with their Jewish roots.

0 Communities Politics

Ukraine’s Jews and rabbis ‘on the front line’ as Zelenskyy meets with Trump

Benyamin Cohen in Forward · 18 Aug 2025

In the midst of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, Jewish communities continue to face great hardships as they navigate life amid war and uncertainty.

0 Communities History

Historic Ukrainian synagogue significantly damaged by Russian drone strike

Grace Gilson in Forward · 7 Aug 2025

The historic Nachlas Eliezer Synagogue in Odessa, Ukraine, sustained severe damage from a Russian drone strike amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.

0 Communities Philosophy

3 years into war, Jewish life in Ukraine gets boost from NY Jewry

Larry Luxner in Forward · 24 Feb 2025

Three years into the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Jewish life in Ukraine is receiving substantial support from Jewish communities abroad, particularly through funded programs by the UJA-Federation of New York.

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Isolated on the anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war, Ukrainian Jews translate their prayers

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 24 Feb 2025

In the turmoil of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, Ukrainian Jews are asserting their identity by translating Jewish prayers into Ukrainian, a move fueled by the war's impact on national identity.

0 Communities Politics

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

JTA Staff in Forward · 8 Jun 2023

The Jewish population of Kherson, Ukraine faces dire challenges following the collapse of the Kakhovka dam, resulting in severe flooding in the region.

0 Communities Holocaust

Jewish orphans evacuated from Odessa to Berlin at Ukraine war’s start are headed home again

Deborah Danan in Forward · 21 Feb 2023

Rabbi Mendy Wolff is orchestrating the return of 120 children and staff from the Mishpacha Orphanage in Odessa, Ukraine, to their homeland, after a year of refuge in Berlin due to the ongoing war.