Posts Tagged: Odessa Jews
‘They Will Return With New Enthusiasm’: Under Russian Fire, Ukrainian Jewish Women Pledge to Help Rebuild Country
When Vlada Nedak awoke on Tuesday morning, among her first thoughts was the realization that the Jewish holiday of Purim falls on Wednesday. "I reminded my...
‘We Know What Real Nazism Is’: Jews in Beleaguered Ukrainian City of Odessa Denounce Putin’s ‘Massacre’
The Jewish community in the Ukrainian port city of Odessa has castigated Russian President Vladimir Putin for fabricating the claim that Ukraine is led by...
Exhausted but Safe, 120 Jewish Orphans Fleeing Russian Invasion of Ukraine Arrive in Berlin
A group of 120 exhausted Jewish orphans from the Ukrainian city of Odessa arrived in Berlin Friday morning, following an arduous journey through six countries...
Lessons for Jews From Charlottesville
JNS.org - Today, many Jews are asking if we’re back in the 1920s. To me, the scene outside a Charlottesville synagogue is more like Odessa in 1905. Last...
The Jewish Heart Longs for Odessa
Since the Ukrainian-Russian crisis broke out earlier this year, I have often thought about Odessa on the Black Sea, which some refer to as "Little...
Odessa Jews Celebrate Lag Ba’Omer Under Watch of Armed Guards
Jerusalem Post - Hundreds of Odessa Jews celebrated Lag Ba'omer under guard in the city's first large Jewish gathering since deadly riots there two weeks...
