Posts Tagged: ukraine jews
Dressing Jewish in Public — A Call to Arms
With antisemitisim arising in France, England, and in Europe as a whole, Jewish leaders have been debating the removal of the yarmulke (skullcap) in public. This...
In the Ashkenazi Heartland, a Struggle Over Ruins and Jewish Memory
JNS.org - Walking through Lviv, a Ukrainian city near the Polish border whose Jewish population is a small fraction of what it once was, it’s not...
Hope, Lost and Found, for Ukraine’s Jews
JNS.org - “Start worrying. Details to follow.” It’s not just the irreverent punch line of a joke about the content of a Jewish telegram. It is also...
Jews Fleeing Ukraine Arrive in Israel, Recount Assaults by Pro-Russian Rebels
JNS.org - Two Jewish refugees who say they endured torture by pro-Russian rebels in Eastern Ukraine arrived in Israel after making aliyah on Wednesday. Lawyer Roman Makria,...
Number of Eastern European Jews Making Aliyah Sees Dramatic Increase Over Past Year
The Jewish Agency for Israel said in a new report that immigration to Israel (Aliyah) from Western Europe in the first quarter of 2015 was...
Ukrainian Jews Fleeing War Arrive in Israel in Time for Passover
With one week to go before Passover, 110 new Ukrainian immigrants landed in Israel on Tuesday morning, March 24. The majority of newcomers are refugees who fled...
Jewish Agency Honors Christian Groups for Assistance With Ukrainian Aliyah
JNS.org - The Jewish Agency for Israel paid tribute to several Christian groups for their assistance in aliyah operations from Ukraine. The Christian groups that...
Christian-Jewish Group Sends Delegation to Aid Ukrainian Jews in Distress
JNS.org - A delegation from the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) landed in Ukraine on Dec. 17 to provide aid to poverty-stricken...
Czech Jewish Community Blasts Putin Invitation to Holocaust Events
The Czech Jewish community has said that inviting Russian President Vladimir Putin to participate in Prague's upcoming Holocaust commemoration events is inappropriate given the "current...
JDC Expands Winter Relief for Ukrainian Jews
JNS.org - The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), which has been delivering heating fuel, bedding, and clothing to Jewish communities across the former Soviet...
Ukrainian Jewish Leader Downplays Jewish MP’s Rise to Parliament Speaker
JNS.org - The Ukrainian parliament's decision to confirm a Jewish MP as speaker last week will not have major impact on the country's Jewish community's participation...
Highest Number of New Immigrants in Israel Are From Ukraine, Russia, and France
The final group of new immigrants for the Jewish year of 5774 arrived in Israel on Monday. Some 140 arrivals from Russia and Ukraine arrived at...
What’s Next for Ukrainian Jews?
Déjà vu, a horrible dream: Here we are in the 21st Century, and a civil war in Ukraine; fears that Russia will cross the border...
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...
