Tag: Ukrainian Jews

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.
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.
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.
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.
This article discusses the involvement of Jews in the Ukrainian revolution and the ongoing war in Ukraine.
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.
Former AIPAC leader Tom Dine criticizes the organization's decision to endorse and fund congressional candidates who refused to certify the 2020 election.
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.
The Forward has covered the Babyn Yar massacre in Ukraine, where Nazis killed over 33,000 Jews, since 1941.
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.
In a podcast discussion, Israeli strategic planning expert Udi Evental analyzes the war in Ukraine and its connection to Putin's actions in Syria.
The author reflects on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the personal struggles it brings for Ukrainian Jews living abroad.
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.
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.
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.