Jews in Ukraine

Yael Eckstein, JPOST’s Humanitarian Award recipient, is a hero of the Jewish people - Opinion

An example of one person making a big difference.

By SHLOMI PELES
23/04/2023

Ukraine military appoints rabbi as first-ever Jewish Religious Officer for Jewish soldiers

Rabbi David Milman has been informally tending to Jewish soldiers for many years, his position was made formal by the Ukrainian military.

Passover: Chabad of Poland holds 'mega-Seders' for Ukrainian refugees

The "mega-Seders" took place on April 5 and 6 – as outside Israel, there are two Seders as opposed to just one – and were held in Russian, Polish, Hebrew and English.

Embodying a story of trauma and liberation, Ukrainian Jews celebrate Passover amid new normal

Dozens of Jews from Kharkiv made the roughly six-hour train journey to Ukraine’s capital on Tuesday for a seder organized by Midreshet Schechter.

By MARCEL GASCÓN BARBERÁ/JTA
06/04/2023

First-of-its-kind Ukrainian egalitarian Haggadah launched

The haggadah was created by Project Kesher, a feminist Jewish organization empowering women in Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, and the Russian-speaking community in Israel.

19/03/2023

90 olim from Ukraine land in Israel on a special flight of The Jewish Agency

The immigrants were accompanied by players of the National Football League of the USA.

Kyiv Jews celebrate their 2nd wartime Purim with renewed resolve and optimism

Ukrainian Jews are celebrating their continued survival in their second Purim under Russia's invasion.

By MARCEL GASCÓN BARBERÁ/JTA
08/03/2023
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