Jews in Ukraine
Kyiv Jews return from Carpathian retreat into night of Russian strikes
After spending nine days at a respite camp in the mountains, Jewish families from the Simcha community returned to one of the heaviest drone and missile attacks that Kyiv has seen in recent months.
Jewish couples get married in Kyiv for first time since war started thanks to weekend ceasefire
Dnipro Jewish community leader’s home damaged in Russian strike, wounding child
Kyiv chief rabbi on Holocaust remembrance: ‘We must not live inside it' - interview
Zelensky signs law criminalizing antisemitism, making it punishable by up to eight years in prison
The new law - signed on Holocaust Remembrance Day - amends Article 161 of the Criminal Code on the violation of citizens' equality based on their race, nationality, religious beliefs, or disability.
After 4 years of war, Ukraine’s Jews adapt to a life of sirens, shortages and uncertainty
The Russian invasion, which marks its fourth anniversary on Tuesday, has reshaped everything in the lives of Ukrainian Jews.
Hamantaschen from Israel, graggers, and fuel: Purim aid drive spans Ukraine
JRNU and local emissaries said preparations had been completed for distributing 24,000 Purim packages across 25 major cities and regions, alongside deliveries to smaller and more remote towns.
Faith in a time of war: Ukrainian Jewish chaplain aids soldiers during tribulations - interview
While Sinyakov offers spiritual guidance as the first Jewish chaplain attached to a Ukrainian military unit, he explained that eighty percent of his work was psychological aid.
Learning Hebrew in bomb shelters: How Dnipro Jewry endures Russian invasion
The war opened new opportunities for Dnipro's Jews to reconnect to Judaism, finding purpose and hope amid the missile barrages.
Ukrainian Christmas tradition depiction of Jews draws criticism after New Jersey pageant
The Christmas pageant, performed on Sunday in New Jersey, also included a Hasidic Jewish caricature, carrying a sack of coins and dancing with the devil.
Beacons of light under fire
How Jewish schools in Ukraine are sustaining hope amid war
Ukrainian Jews celebrate Hanukkah under Russian fire
President Volodymyr Zelensky was scheduled to attend the Kyiv ceremony but traveled abroad at the last minute for discussions with US representatives on peace negotiations.
'No trust in our enemy’: Ukrainian Jewish official says he hopes for peace despite skepticism
“We have lived here for many years; we know the situation well; we also know the enemy well. We have been suffering here for almost four years in a very difficult war,” said the Jewish official.
Rabbi escapes minutes before Russian missile strikes Ukrainian synagogue
Russian missile strikes Ukrainian synagogue; Chabad rabbi escapes minutes earlier
