Posts Tagged: Ukraine Jewish Community
Author Amoz Oz’s Daughter Retraces Family Roots at Limmud FSU Ukraine
JNS.0rg - The daughter of Israeli novelist Amoz Oz has retraced her father's life as described in his memoir, A Tale of Love and Darkness,...
Germany to Loosen Immigration Restrictions for Ukrainian Jews
JNS.org - The German government announced Thursday that it will ease immigration restrictions on Jews from Ukraine over Jews from other former Soviet...
Israel Rescues Ukrainian Jews Stranded at Airport After Rebels Seize Control
Jerusalem Post - Israel's Jewish Agency came to the rescue of two Jewish Ukranian families after rebels seized control of Donetsk airport as they were...
We Must Stand With the Jews in Ukraine
Lag B'Omer is supposed to be a day of joy, celebration, and spiritual renewal. But there is little to celebrate for the Jews of...
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...
Odessa Jews Prepare for Emergency Evacuation if Local Violence Worsens
JNS.org - Odessa Jewish community leaders said Sunday that Jews in the city are preparing to evacuate if violence worsens in the western Ukrainian city....
Give Ukraine a Chance
The Ukraine crisis continues. At this stage, no one can safely predict where the country will be a month from now, let alone a year...
Fox News Host: U.S. Should Send Gun and Ammo to Every Jew in Ukraine
Fox News host Todd Starnes on Thursday advocated for the United States to supply Ukrainian Jews with weapons and ammunition after flyers, distributed over Passover,...
In Ukraine, Caring for Caregivers
JNS.org - My first visit to Odessa—the "pearl of the Black Sea"—was in the 1990s after the Soviet Union's collapse. The city, even after...
Kiev Rabbi Assaulted in Suspected Anti-Semitic Attack
JTA - Two unidentified men assaulted a rabbi in Kiev in a suspected anti-Semitic attack. The men assaulted Rabbi Hillel Cohen, who runs the Ukrainian branch...
Christian-Jewish Aid Group Increases Support for Beleaguered Ukrainian Jews
JNS.org - The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) has announced an increase in support to $10 million for Ukraine's beleaguered Jewish community...
Ukrainian Jewish Leaders Blame Russian Occupation for Synagogue Attacks
Ukrainian Jewish leaders believe Russian operatives are behind recent vandalism against community synagogues, The Daily Beast reported on Monday. Their assertions come after Russia tightened its military...
‘Very Tense’ Situation for Ukrainian Jews, Says Country’s Chief Rabbi
JNS.org - The Jewish community in Ukraine is feeling the strain of the country's revolution, according to Ukrainian Chabad-Lubavitch Chief Rabbi Moshe Reuven Asman. Asman...
Jewish Organizations to Extend Emergency Assistance to Ukraine’s Jewish Community
JNS.org - Jewish organizations have set up emergency assistance for Ukraine's roughly 200,000-member Jewish community amid ongoing political unrest there. The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee...
