NEPTUN, Romania (JTA) — Hundreds of Jewish children from Odessa shook the Romanian Black Sea resort of Neptun out of its winter lethargy with a Purim party that, at least for a little while, usurped the tragic reality in their homeland.
“It is not...
(JTA) — Before this month, the last time Evgeny Pavlovskiy left the Kyiv area was during World War II, when his Jewish family hid from the Nazis in Russia’s Ural Mountains.
At 95 and suffering from several serious ailments, he was content living...
Gil Hoffman, the Jerusalem Post’s chief political correspondent, will be the guest speaker at an upcoming Jewish National Fund discussion, “Peace, Politics, Putin and the Pandemic,” on April 6 at 8 a.m. via Zoom.
Eli Beers, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published March 17, 2022
Eli Beer is the founder of United Hatzalah of Israel, and President of the U.S.-based organization Friends of United Hatzalah. United Hatzalah of Israel is an independent, non-profit, fully-volunteer emergency medical services organization that provides...
(JTA) — Serafim Sabaranskiy was a proud Jew and son of Ukraine.
The 29-year-old, an active member of the Hillel chapter in his hometown of Kharkiv, saw the war coming early. He bought combat gear on Feb. 23, a day before the Russian invasion began,...
BILL MOTCHAN, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published March 14, 2022
Few global efforts have captured the attention and support of the Jewish community like the war in Ukraine. Across North America, Jewish communities have raised almost $20 million to support the relief effort, with more than $525,000—and counting—coming...
Menachem Posner, Chabad.org
• Published March 10, 2022
(Chabad.org) -- Reporting on the deepening humanitarian crisis in war-devastated Ukraine, CNN interviewed Chabad Rabbi Avraham Berkowitz, who is currently in Moldova, where Chabad-Lubavitch has been bringing thousands of Jewish refugees.
Berkowitz...
SIRET, Romania (JTA) — The first thing Ukrainian refugees see when they enter Romania through the border crossing of Siret is a tent serving up what has come to be known locally as “Jewish soup.”
The tent is operated by the American Jewish Joint...
ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN, Israel21c.org
• Published March 10, 2022
Dr. Albina Rotshtein’s March 6 birthday nearly went unnoticed this year. She was busy caring for Ukrainian refugees at the Polish border as part of NATAN Worldwide Disaster Relief’s medical mission from Israel.
Rotshtein’s birthday miracle exemplifies...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 10, 2022
The work of The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) continues as they seek their goal of raising $20 million to secure the Jewish community of Ukraine. The first $8 million is now allocated to The Jewish Agency for Israel, The American Jewish Joint...
(JNS) Israel will host some 25,000 Ukrainian citizens until the danger in their home country passes, Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked said on Tuesday.
Under the plan, Israel will grant the approximately 20,000 Ukrainians already in the country,...
