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Key moments of Jewish history have occurred in Ukraine
AISH Ukraine and the Jews by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller January 30, 2022 | With a huge build-up in Russian troops along Ukraine’s borders in recent weeks, many people are fearful that Russia will invade Ukraine. Ukraine is a complex … Continue reading
Eighty years ago this week, 700 Jews drowned because no one in the world would take them in
ISRAEL FROM THE INSIDE “Surplus Jews” no longer by Daniel Gordis February 21, 2022 Eighty years ago this week, on February 24, 1942, nineteen-year-old David Stoliar was alive, alone, floating on a piece of wood in the middle of the … Continue reading
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“Traditionalists chafe at the contemporary-art approach to Holocaust commemoration being employed at Babyn Yar, a site of mass shootings in World War II. But it has brought visitors for an anniversary”
NEW YORK TIMES A Tech-Savvy Holocaust Memorial in Ukraine Draws Critics and Crowds by Maria Varenikova and Andrew E. Kramer October 8, 2021 An advertisement on the Ukrainian-language version of Tinder, the online dating platform, offered a not-so-romantic experience. “Touch … Continue reading
Ukraine President Vlodymyr Zelensky, who is Jewish, condemned the embroidery marches, which had been conducted legally
JTA Hundreds in Ukraine attend marches celebrating Nazi SS soldiers, including in Kyiv for the 1st time by Cnaan Liphshiz May 3, 2021 Hundreds of Ukrainians attended marches celebrating Nazi SS soldiers, including the first such event in Kyiv. The … Continue reading
“The Israeli government categorizes many of the Russian immigrants as “Israelis of no religion” because they do not satisfy the demands of an overbearing rabbinic establishment”
MOSAIC MAGAZINE The Crisis of Israeli Religious Identity by David Brofsky November 16, 2020 …In the former Soviet Union, religion was not simply discouraged, but actively repressed. Although some brave refuseniks learned Hebrew and returned to religious observance while still … Continue reading
Ukrainian community “waged a six-year legal battle with the property owner to search the cellars for Jewish victims”
STL JEWISH LIGHT Remains of 286 Jewish Holocaust victims uncovered in 2 basements in Ukraine by Marcy Oster July 27, 2020 The remains of 286 Jews who were murdered during the Holocaust were found in two basements in a town … Continue reading
In 2020, another pogrom in Ukraine. “Witnesses say that the Ukrainians were running wildly through the street looking for Jews with knives and clubs in their hands”
YESHIVA WORLD Pogrom in Umam over Shabbos: Ukrainian Thugs Attack Jews, 4 Evacuated To Hospitals January 11, 2020 A group of about 30 Ukrainian thugs went on a rampage close to midnight on Friday night in Uman and mercilessly beat … Continue reading
Ukraine’s president actor-turned-politician: “Mr Zelensky is Jewish – the only Jewish head of state in the world today (outside Israel, of course) and his election comes at a time of rising antisemitism almost everywhere”
WASHINGTON TIMES Life imitates art in Ukraine by Clifford May July 31, 2019 …Just over a year ago, Volodymyr Zelensky was a comic actor. His popularity soared thanks to a TV show called “Servant of the People” in which he … Continue reading
Ukraine has less antisemitism than most of Europe…“The times of pogroms are over”
NEW YORK TIMES Ukraine’s Newly Elected President Is Jewish. So Is Its Prime Minister. Not All Jews There Are Pleased. by Andrew Higgins April 24, 2019 When Volodymyr Zelensky, the Jewish comedian recently elected the president of Ukraine, announced that … Continue reading
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