Ukraine

Kiev Stabbing Victim: 'We're Afraid to Leave Our Homes'

Dov Ber Glickman, hareidi man stabbed in Kiev, recounts the horror he experienced and states that stabbing has frightened local Jewry.

Hareidi Man Stabbed in Kiev

Unknown assailants stabbed a hareidi-religious man in Kiev as he returned from synagogue on Friday night.

Ukrainian Journalist Brutally Beaten

Hundreds rally outside the Interior Ministry in Kiev after local journalist and opposition activist is brutally beaten.

Kiev: Police Use Chainsaws Against Protest Camp

During coldest night of winter to date, Ukrainian riot police close on Independence Square to dismantle protesters' barricades.

Kiev: Protesters Threaten to Seal In President

'Half a million' people take part in the two-week movement's biggest protest yet.

Kerry in Moldova Supports Ukrainian 'Spring'

Kerry praises Moldova decision to shift from Russia towards EU, encourages Ukraine to listen to will of the people.

Kiev: Government Buildings Under Siege

The number of protesters has grown and 'President Yanukovich has lost control of the center of Kiev.'

Kiev Rabbi: This is a Revolution

Rabbi Moshe Azman of Chabad is worried that some of the country's recent violence will turn against the Jews.

Huge Protest in Ukraine

Thousands of Ukrainians took to the streets of Kiev late on Saturday in a show of defiance directed at President Viktor Yanukovich.

Ukranian Game Show features Anti-Israel 'Blood Libel'

Contestant claims to have been former IDF canine unit soldier, killed Arab children.

Kiev: 100,000 Rally, Demand to Join EU

The protest is reportedly the largest since the 2004 Orange Revolution. Putin accused the EU of blackmailing Ukraine.

Report: Israeli Victims in Ukraine Neo-Nazi Attacks

As neo-Nazi activity continues to rise in FSU, have racists unleashed an organized campaign of terror against foreigners in Ukraine?

Ukraine: Top-Level Meeting Ahead of Jewish Pilgrimage

Hassidic rabbis meet Ukrainian leadership as annual pilgrimage to Uman is set to begin.

Hamas Rocket-Maker Goes on Hunger Strike

Dirrar Abu-Sisi, captured in the Ukraine in an apparent Mossad operation, accused of helping Hamas develop its rocket capabilities.

Israeli Soccer Team Praised for the Decency Ukrainians Lacked

A stormy soccer match between Israel and Ukraine causes a stir. Reporters noted: "The human reflex was to do what the Israeli players did."

Chabad Women Visit Birthplace of Lubavitcher Rebbe's Father

Delegation of 70 women visit the Menorah Center in Ukraine: "We came to have pride in who we are, in what we are and in where we come from."

Kiev Hosts First-Ever Hebrew Song Contest in Former Soviet Union

Twelve talented candidates competed in Kiev this week in the first-ever Hebrew song contest to take place in the former Soviet Union.

Jewish Agency Board of Governors Meets for First Time in Kiev

Meeting is an expression of solidarity with the Jews of the Ukraine

Pres. of Ukrainian Jewish Congress Targeted in Car Bombing

The president of the Ukrainian Jewish Congress narrowly escaped death after he was targeted in bombing attempt in central Kiev.

Neo-Nazi Parties Threaten to 'Upend European Parliament'

Anti-Defamation League urges United States Congress to mobilize a united voice against the return of political anti-Semitism.

Bankrupt Airline Leaves Israelis Stranded in Ukraine

Dozens of Israelis have been stranded since Sunday in Kiev after the airline with which they had flown, AeroSvit, went bankrupt.

In Ukraine Town, Bar-Mitzvah and Shabbat Prayers, 70 Years Later

For the first time since before World War II, Jews in the Ukranian town of Netishin held Shabbat services and celebrated a Bar-Mitzvah

Ukrainian Lawmaker Targets Jewish Actress with Racial Slur

A Ukrainian lawmaker has provoked international condemnations after referring to Jewish actress Mila Kunis as a “dirty Jewess”.

Israel Launches Winter Tourism Campaign in Russia

Israel has launched its annual winter tourism campaign, this year in Russia and Ukraine at a cost of NIS 8 million.

Clinton Indirectly Legitimizing Ukrainian Neo-Nazi Party?

Clinton under fire for indirectly legitimizing Ukrainian opposition party that entered into a parliamentary alliance with neo-Nazi party.

Ukrainian Jews Prepare 'Blacklist of Anti-Semites'

The United Jewish Community of the Ukraine, an umbrella organization, is preparing a blacklist of Ukrainian anti-Semites.

MK Danon Demands Ukraine Protect Its Jews

Likud MK responds to rise of anti-Semitic party and murder of Jewish professor.

Jews Apprehensive Following Rise of Ukrainian 'Svoboda' Party

A European Jewish group expressed concern about safety of Jews in Ukraine following victory of anti-Semitic party in Sunday’s elections.

Elections Show Ukraine Split

Anti-Semitic Party Places Second In Kiev Vote, Ukraine Split

It was a victory, but an ugly one, for the Party of Regions of Ukranian President Viktor Yanukovych.

Anti-Semitic Party Gains Strength in Ukraine Elections

Svoboda, an anti-Semitic party in Ukraine, has gained strength and passed the electoral threshold.

Ukraine Unveils $60 Million Jewish Center, Holocaust Memorial

Some 300 guests and dignitaries marked the grand opening of Jewish Community Center and Holocaust Museum in the Ukraine.

SMS Calls Ukraine’s Jews to Pray on Yom Kippur

Ukraine’s Chief Rabbi is announcing prayer times by SMS to encourage Jews to attend synagogue on Yom Kippur.

EU Condemns Ukraine Verdict

Yulia Tymoshenko To Remain In Prison As New Charges Are Prepared

The imprisoned Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko will take her case to the European Court on Human Rights.

New 'Babi Yar' Plaque Omits All Mention of Jewish Nazi Victims

Simon Wiesenthal Center criticized Russian authorities for “revisionist history” of Holocaust mass murder at Babi Yar in Ukraine.

Lieberman Meets Chabad Emissaries in the Ukraine

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, on an official visit in the Ukraine, meets local Chabad emissaries, asks about their work.

Kyiv Pleases Putin

Russian Upgraded In Ukraine's Russian Speaking Regions

The quick passage of a language law upgrading the status of Russian in the Ukraine has the opposition up in arms.

Ukraine Power Cut Leaves Rabbi Nachman’s Grave in the Dark

Jews praying at the grave site of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov were left in the dark on the Sabbath after authorities cut off electricity.

BBC Accused of 'Sensationalism' Over Racism Claims

Director of the JCC in Krakow accused the BBC of manipulating his comments in order to bolster a “sensationalist” report on anti-Semitism.

Jewish Cemetery Desecrated in Ukraine

Memorial candles, commemoration for Jews murdered in Holocaust are vandalized in western Ukraine.

German Soccer Team's Visit to Auschwitz Sparks Controversy

Prominent German Jewish leader criticizes a visit by members of the German national soccer team to the Auschwitz death camp.

'Jew,' the New Taunt of the Euro 2012 Championships

Fans are being warned against traveling to the Ukraine for the Euro 2012 Championship for fears that they risk being attacked by Nazi mobs.

Language War Rocks Rada

Ukranian Parliament Fisticuffs Highlight Linguistic Divide

The bill making Ukrainian an official language in the Ukraine treads on painful cleavage.

Young Moscow Jew Laid to Rest, Murdered Trying to Stop Brawl

A young Moscow Jew was murdered this past weekend when he tried to stop a brawl between two Gentile gangs.

Poles Assail Euro 2012 boycott

Planned Boycott Of Euro 2012 Prompts Charges Of Hypocrisy

Poland is pushing back strongly against proposals to boycott the Ukraine over the Tymoshenko case.

Viktor Is No Vladimir

European Leaders To Snub Ukraine Over Tymoshenko Case

Although they have swallowed similar tactics by Putin, the EU is coming down hard on Viktor Yanukovitch.

Ukraine: At Least 27 Hurt in Series of Explosions

At least 27 people, including nine children, hurt after four blasts hit Ukraine’s eastern city of Dnipropetrovsk.

Chief Rabbi Metzger Visits Kiev Beating Victim

Aaron Alexander Goncharov, who was nearly beaten to death in an anti-Semitic attack in Kiev on Passover, had a special visitor today

Wealthy Ukrainian Jew Murdered

One of the most influential Jews in the Ukraine was murdered on Shabbat, one week after a Kiev yeshiva student was brutally attacked.

Ukraine Victim Flown to Israel in Critical Condition

A ZAKA rescue services volunteer who was brutally attacked in Kiev Saturday underwent an emergency operation in Israel Wednesday morning.

Holocaust Memorial Vandalized in Ukraine

Holocaust memorial vandalized in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. Vandals smear paint on the memorial and write offensive statements.

2,500 Attend Chabad's Ukraine Purim Bash

Besides Megilla reading, massive Purim celebration at Kharkov's central circus included lions, clowns and acrobats.

History Enthusiasts Reenact Battles of World War II

Ukraine's capital Kiev hosted an impressive reenactment of the Red Army's 1944 counterattack on Nazi forces.

Two Russian Warlord Hit-Men Arrested in Plot to Kill Putin

Russian authorities have arrested two men involved in a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Putin after presidential elections next week.

Ukraine Cold Snap Kills 38 in 24 Hours

Biting cold temperatures of minus 26 degrees Celsius have brought the winter death toll in Ukraine to 101.

Video: Slaughter of the Jews - Remembered, Not Forgotten

A Jewish memorial ceremony is held on the edge of the Ukrainian city of Kharkov, 70 years after thousands of Jews were slaughtered there.

Ukraine Marks 70th Anniversary of Massacre of Jews

More than 14,000 Jews and others were massacred by the Nazis in Simferopol, Ukraine 70 years ago. Relatives remember the horror.

Video: ‘Historic Bond between Israel and Ukraine’

Prime Minister Netanyahu tells visiting Ukrainian President Yanukovych of an "historic bond between Israel and the Ukraine."

Going to 'Extreme Lengths' for the Ukrainian President

Israel's capital city is going to "extreme lengths" to honor Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich, arriving on a state visit to Israel.

Is Europe's Yesha 'Taboo' Coming to an End?

A delegation of Ukrainian bureaucrats led by the Ukranian deputy minister of culture toured Yesha; expressed solidarity.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Visits Western Wall

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, Konstantin Grishchenko, visits the Kotel (Western Wall) for the first time.