Ukrainian Jews

Volodymyr Zelensky visits Kyiv Jewish school for model Passover seder

Marcel Gascón Barberá in JTA · 18 Apr

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited a Jewish school in Kyiv for a model Passover seder, engaging with students and drawing parallels between the holiday of freedom and the current situation in Ukraine facing Russian aggression.

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Many Ukrainian Jews have left over 2 years of war. Many others are still invested in their local communities

Marcel Gascón Barberá in Forward · 18 Mar

As the deadly war in Ukraine continues into its third year, many Ukrainian Jews have faced challenges but also found new ways to strengthen their communities.

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Unetaneh Tokef, the High Holidays’ roll call of ruin, is heartbreakingly real for the Ukrainian Jews I’ve gotten to know

Alex Weisler in JTA · 12 Sep 2023

The author reflects on the significance of the prayer Unetaneh Tokef, which catalogs calamities that may befall Jews in the coming year, and its resonance with the Jewish community in Ukraine.

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This young Ukrainian family is marking 1 year in Canada—thanks to the Jewish community

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 22 Mar 2023

Inna Movchan and Vitalli Shkarbun, a young Ukrainian couple, had to flee their wedding due to the Russian invasion and found refuge in Canada with the support of Jewish community organizations.

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Meet the man who digs for dirt on anti-Zionists and antisemites running for public office in Ontario

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 20 Oct 2022

In this episode, Michael Teper discusses his efforts to uncover anti-Zionist and antisemitic views among candidates in Ontario's municipal elections.

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Jews and the Ukrainian Question

Marci Shore in Jewish Review of Books · 13 Jul 2022

This article discusses the involvement of Jews in the Ukrainian revolution and the ongoing war in Ukraine.

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Still no NYC monument for the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust

RSchaechter in Forward · 27 Apr 2022

The article discusses the lack of a monument in New York City for the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

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Former AIPAC leader slams lobby's 'bullshit' political endorsements

Haaretz Weekly · 24 Mar 2022

Former AIPAC leader Tom Dine criticizes the organization's decision to endorse and fund congressional candidates who refused to certify the 2020 election.

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Democracy or Putin: 'Israel must choose a side in Ukraine'

Haaretz Weekly · 15 Mar 2022

In this discussion, former Israeli diplomat Eran Etzion suggests that Israel's mediation efforts between Russia and Ukraine signify a shift in the country's foreign policy.

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How the Forward covered Babyn Yar through the decades

Talya Zax in Forward · 12 Mar 2022

The Forward has covered the Babyn Yar massacre in Ukraine, where Nazis killed over 33,000 Jews, since 1941.

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The Historical Irony of Jews Fleeing into Poland

People of the Pod · 10 Mar 2022

The Chief Rabbi of Poland, Michael Schudrich, discusses the current situation of Ukrainian Jews who have fled to Poland as a result of recent events.

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'Syria was Putin's laboratory. Now he's taking his methods to Ukraine.'

Haaretz Weekly · 28 Feb 2022

In a podcast discussion, Israeli strategic planning expert Udi Evental analyzes the war in Ukraine and its connection to Putin's actions in Syria.

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A Prayer for Those Who Stayed

Jake Marmer in Tablet · 25 Feb 2022

The author reflects on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the personal struggles it brings for Ukrainian Jews living abroad.

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What an attack on Ukraine will mean for Biden – and Israel

Haaretz Weekly · 1 Feb 2022

As tensions rise with the Russian massing of troops on the Ukrainian border, Haaretz provides insight into the potential impact on both the Biden administration and Israel.

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At Home in America

Steven J. Zipperstein in Jewish Review of Books · 3 Jan 2021

In her memoir "At Home in America," Esther Safran Foer embarks on a journey to uncover her family's history, including her Holocaust-survivor father and her mother's lost sister.

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120 Years of the Forverts: Pogrom Refugees Desperately Seeking Relatives in America

Forward · 30 Mar 2017

The article discusses the forgotten tragedy of the pogroms in the Russian Empire between 1917 and 1922, considered by some as a genocide, which resulted in the murder of an estimated 100,000 Jews and the displacement of two million.

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