Rabbi Avraham Wolff faces challenges running the Mishpacha Children's Home in Odessa, Ukraine, as the war enters its third year, with ongoing trauma for the 120 children under his care.

Rabbi Avraham Wolff runs the Mishpacha Children's Home in Odessa, Ukraine, caring for 120 children, many orphaned or from troubled homes, dealing with the ongoing challenges of war and displacement.

The author reflects on reading Isaac Babel's Odessa Stories in Odessa and how it shapes his perception of the city.

The text discusses the escalating war in Odessa, particularly focusing on the Russian bombing of the Transfiguration Cathedral and the termination of the Black Sea Grain Initiative.

Margo Vdovichenko and Diana Buchman, Ukrainian refugees who fled the Russian invasion, discuss their experiences and new lives in Israel.

The narrator, a young boy prone to lying, befriends Mark Borgman, the top student in their class.

The author shares their personal experience of opening their home to a Ukrainian refugee family who fled the war in Ukraine.

Benny Morris's book, "Sidney Reilly: Master Spy," explores the life of Sidney Reilly, a renowned spy with a mysterious background.

"My Hollywood" is Boris Dralyuk's debut poetry collection, which explores his experiences growing up in West Hollywood as a Russian-speaking Jewish immigrant.

In this episode of the Jewish Lives Podcast, author Hillel Halkin discusses the life and legacy of Vladimir Jabotinsky, a figure in twentieth-century Jewish life who was both admired and loathed.

The modern Yiddish theater had an accidental rise in the late 19th century, starting in Odessa.

The article tells the story of the author's father, Boris Shcharansky, who was a journalist and screenwriter in the Soviet Union.

In this text, the narrator describes his experience of trying to sell leftover Jewish calendars in Odessa.

The text discusses the banality of the Eichmann trial, highlighting Adolf Eichmann's role as an ordinary German bureaucrat who orchestrated the Holocaust, focusing on the capture, trial, and subsequent cultural impact of the trial.

In Isaac Babel's short story "Awakening," the narrator describes growing up in Odessa, a city obsessed with creating musical prodigies.

The text explores the tragic fate of the Jewish community in Odessa during World War II, detailing the collaboration and brutality of the Romanians and Germans in murdering Jews through shootings, bombings, and immolations.