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Jews in Ukraine

 Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief Zvika Klein in a conversation with Ted Deutch, CEO of the American Jewish Committee.

JCU 2024: A global call for unity

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky shakes hand of Chief Rabbi of Kyiv Rabbi Yonatan Markovitch at gathering 2 weeks prior to the Jewish New Year

Ukrainian Jews congratulate Trump, 'confident' he will facilitate peace in Ukraine, Israel

 Uri Poliavich.

No. 32: Uri Poliavich: Supporting Jewish education worldwide

 Aid being delivered to Ukraine, September 27, 2024.

Under fire and hungry: Ukrainian Jews face Rosh Hashana amid war and crisis

 Ukrainian chief rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman speaks at the Gala for the Yael Foundation Conference improving Jewish education.

Son of Ukraine’s chief rabbi killed in battle, months after becoming a father

 On a recent Monday morning, the Chabad synagogue in Odesa buzzed with activity. Around 50 individuals gathered for prayer, a testament to the community’s enduring spirit.  “Despite the war, it is remarkable that any worshipers continue to come together to pray,” remarked Chief Rabbi of Odesa Avraha

Odesa's Jews find strength in faith amid war

By Theo Prouvost
 The aftermath of the Russian attack on the Poltava State Institute of Communications.

'Our hearts are split in two': Ukraine's Jewish community torn between two wars

 Asher, left, and David Cherkaskyi pray in their Dnipro, Ukraine, synagogue this week. The father and son have enlisted to fight for Ukraine in its war against Russia.

Dnipro’s Jews press on despite the grind of Russia’s war on Ukraine

By Marcel Gascón Barberá/JTA
 Campers at JRNU summer camp, August, 14, 2024.

Jewish summer camps offer respite amid Ukraine’s heat and conflict

 Jewish person from 'Mitzvah Mobile' handing out a bag filled with items to a person from an isolated community in war-torn Ukraine

'Mitzvah Mobile' unites isolated communities across war-torn Ukraine

A firefighter works at a site of an apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine June 28, 2024.

Close call: Ukrainian Jewish students narrowly miss being hit by Russian missile barrage on Shabbat

  Fallen Jewish Ukrainian soldier Valef (Maxim) Buligin photographed on Yom Kippur Eve at the Jewish community synagogue in Zhytomyr during a brief respite from the war.

Jewish soldier from Zhytomyr killed in Ukraine war

 Orthodox Jews carry the Torah, the Jewish holy book, during the celebration of the Rosh Hashana holiday in the town of Uman, about 200 km (120 miles) south of Ukraine's capital Kiev, September 17, 2004.

Major Jewish event returns to Ukraine, bringing hope amid ongoing war

By LARRY LUXNER/JTA
Jewish Soldier Killed in Ukraine Laid to Rest in Kever Yisrael

Jewish soldier who died fighting for Ukraine given a halachic burial

Over 100 Ukrainian Jewish Refugees Celebrate Passover in Poland

Impacted by two wars, Jewish Ukrainian refugees celebrate a special Passover in Poland

Jewish communities rally to celebrate with food distributions and precautions against power outages.

Amid Russia's war, Ukrainian Jews prepare for Passover under threat of blackout

 A Ukrainian serviceman prays next to a memorial for the victims of Babyn Yar (Babiy Yar), one of the biggest single massacres of Jews during the Nazi Holocaust, during a commemorative ceremony in Kyiv, Ukraine September 29, 2023.

While Ukrainian Jews have left due to the war, some have remained to invest in their communities

By Marcel Gascón Barberá/JTA
 CHABAD EMISSARIES distribute gift packages and sukkot on wheels to the Jews of Ukraine.

For Ukraine’s Jews, the work is not yet done — even as the crisis rages into its third year

By ALEX WEISLER/JTA