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Ukraine

Many Ukrainian Jews have left over 2 years of war. Many others are still invested in their local communities.

Marcel Gascón Barberá KYIV, Ukraine (JTA) — Before their country was plunged into war, the synagogue in Kropyvnytskyi, a city in central Ukraine, was lucky to get 20 people to attend Shabbat services. But two years after Russia’s invasion of … Read More >

National/Global March 18, 2024

House and Senate are rushing competing Israel aid packages to the floor

By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — The House and Senate are rushing competing bills to the floor with massive aid for Israel, with votes expected as soon as this week. The question is whether the bills in the Republican-led House … Read More >

Latest News February 6, 2024

‘An inflection point in history’: Biden says assisting Israel and Ukraine is necessary to preserve democracy

By Ron Kampeas   WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Joe Biden delivered a rare Oval Office address asking Americans to back assistance to Israel and Ukraine in the name of preserving democracy across the globe. “We’re facing an inflection point in … Read More >

Latest News October 20, 2023

Camp Ramah returns to Ukraine after a war-induced exile — now with a bomb shelter

By Shira Li Bartov (JTA) — Ramah Yachad, a Ukrainian Jewish summer camp, celebrated its 30th anniversary last year in exile, having relocated to Romania following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that February. This year, the camp is back in its … Read More >

Latest News August 8, 2023

The first Passover haggadah in Ukrainian marks a community’s break with Russia

By David I. Klein (JTA) — For Michal Stamova, the challenge of translating Passover’s core text into Ukrainian started with the title. The haggadah — the book containing the Passover story — starts with an “h” sound in both Hebrew, its original … Read More >

National/Global April 4, 2023

Proud Russian Jew explains why she left following Ukraine invasion

Guest Columnist Tatiana Glezer BUDAPEST, Hungary (St. Louis Jewish Light via JTA) – It has been more than two months since I fled Russia with my two daughters, a cat and a dog. Like thousands of other Russians horrified by … Read More >

Latest News June 1, 2022

Witnessing history is a tough job

Human Resources  Lee Chottiner Among the 2,500 people who marched to Auschwitz-Birkenau this year as part of the March of the Living were Ukrainian refugees from the war in their homeland. The April 28 event, which culminated in the traditional … Read More >

Latest News May 4, 2022

During this war, try being like Amichai

Human Resources Lee Chottiner This week, I got an email from my friend, Ranen Omer-Sherman, the Judaic Studies chair at the University of Louisville. He wanted to share a poem by the great Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai. He asked me … Read More >

Latest News March 28, 2022

‘An Amalek in Russia’: Jewish Louisville responds to Ukraine crisis with prayer, checkbooks

By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Thirty years ago, when Slava Nelson lived in the Soviet Union, which included her native Ukraine, it was unlike any place most Americans have experienced. “It was not a country; it was a big prison,” … Read More >

Latest News March 25, 2022

Jewish Louisville responds to Ukraine crisis

By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Thirty years ago, when Slava Nelson lived in the Soviet Union, which included her native Ukraine, it was unlike any place most Americans have experienced. “It was not a country; it was a big prison,” … Read More >

Latest News National/Global March 7, 2022

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