Odessa, Odeshchyna, Ukraine

0 History Politics

Molly Crabapple’s book is well researched but ideologically biased

Mikhail Krutikov in Forward · 17 May

Molly Crabapple's book, "Here Where We Live Is Our Country," presents an engaging history of the Jewish Labor Bund, underscoring its 130-year legacy through vibrant storytelling focused on figures like her great-grandfather, Sam Rothbord.

0 Literature Culture

‘Di Grasso,’ a Short Story by Isaac Babel

Maxim D. Shrayer in Tablet · 3 Mar

Isaac Babel's short story, "Di Grasso," captures the evocative atmosphere of early 20th-century Odessa through the eyes of a young theater ticket scalper.

0 Culture Food

An immersive dinner takes a culinary journey through the Jewish Diaspora

Jackie Hajdenberg in JTA · 12 Nov 2025

Dima and Yuliia Lytvynenko, former restaurant owners from Odessa, fled Ukraine due to war and have settled in New York City with their beef jerky business, Papa Did It.

0 Literature Culture

Kafka and Chicago taught him to love literature, Rodney Dangerfield taught him how to live it

Laurie Gwen Shapiro in Forward · 9 Sep 2025

Jason Diamond, a journalist and author, brings his wit and cultural insights into his debut novel, "Kaplan's Plot."

0 Communities History

October 7 Survivors, Then and Now

Lee Yaron in Hadassah · 1 Sep 2025

Following the tragic events of October 7, 2023, Lee Yaron documents the deeply personal stories of those affected by the conflict between Israel and Hamas through interviews conducted over two years.

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 Art Communities

Inside one man’s quixotic quest to preserve 200,000 Israeli tchotchkes

Asaf Elia-Shalev in JTA · 6 Aug 2025

Boris Gorbis, a 74-year-old retired lawyer and passionate collector, has gathered the world's largest known assembly of 20th-century Zionist souvenirs, including menorahs and seder plates, that were once popular among American Jews but are now largely forgotten.

0 Politics Communities

Jewish funders must refocus on Ukraine before it’s too late

eJewishPhilanthropy · 22 Jul 2025

Karyn Grossman Gershon, CEO of Project Kesher, emphasizes the urgency for Jewish philanthropists to recommit support to Ukraine amidst its ongoing war with Russia.

0 Communities Leadership

Mem Global finds these gestures from afar can support leaders under fire

eJewishPhilanthropy · 21 May 2025

Jewish community leadership in war-torn Ukraine faces immense challenges, as highlighted by Mem Global's support for young leaders in cities like Kyiv, Odessa, Dnipro, and Chernivtsi.

0 Politics Israel

World Jewry, Zionism and the State of Israel

eJewishPhilanthropy · 25 Mar 2025

Rabbi Sid Schwarz discusses the historical and evolving relationship between world Jewry, the Zionist movement, and the State of Israel.

0 Politics Communities

Freedom of the Press in Ukraine

Efim Marmer in Tablet · 20 Mar 2025

Efim Marmer's piece details the incredible resilience and dedication of provincial Ukrainian newspapers during the ongoing war, highlighting the difficulties faced by journalists amidst bombings, power outages, and financial struggles.

0 Television/Film Music

Why I’ve made another film about Bob Dylan

Jewish Chronicle · 15 Jan 2025

James Mangold, the filmmaker known for big-scale projects like Logan, has taken a daring step in creating a Bob Dylan biopic titled "A Complete Unknown".

0 Holidays History

A Hopeful People

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 24 Dec 2024

Chanukah serves as a profound symbol of Jewish hopefulness, contrasting optimism by emphasizing action in the face of adversity.

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.

0 Communities History

Favorite heirlooms: My grandfather’s stuffed raccoon

Forward · 1 Feb 2022

The story of a stuffed raccoon serves as a poignant family heirloom connecting Alix Wall to her grandfather, Abraham Melezin, a Holocaust survivor and groundbreaking academic.

0 Music Holocaust

Resurrecting Yiddish Music One Song At A Time

Forward · 21 Jun 2018

In a captivating project, the album "Yiddish Glory: The Lost Songs of World War II" resurrects the poignant yet powerful voices of Soviet Jews through Yiddish songs composed during the Holocaust.

0 History Israel

Cliffs' Notes on Jabotinsky

Forward · 8 Jun 2014

Vladimir (Zeev) Jabotinsky, a pivotal Zionist leader, was integral to the creation of the Revisionist movement, advocating for a Jewish state on both banks of the Jordan River through military means if needed.

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