Ukraine

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.

Kiev: EU Out Russia In

Brussels Slaps the Ukraine on the Wrist, Cancels Visit

The EU voiced its displeasure with the Ukraine by cancelling Yanukovych's visit.

EU Slams Tymoshenko Verdict

The Ukraine Disregards EU warnings, Sentences Tymoshenko

Kiev ignores repeated warnings by the EU that a conviction of former prime minister Tymoshenko would hurt relations.

Activists in Israel to Protest the Ukraine's Animal Cruelty

Demonstrators plan to protest outside the Ukrainian Embassy in Tel Aviv against the Ukraine's burning and killing of stray animals.

Warsaw Summit: Little to Show

EU Can't Entice Eastern Partnership States without Membership

Donald Tusk may benefit electorally from the EU Warsaw Summit but in terms of tangibles it produced little.

EU Presses Kiev on Tymoshenko

EU to Yanukovych: Tymoshenko Trial Endangers Association Pact

A high level EU delegation told Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych that the trial of former PM Yulia Tymoshenko was hurting relations.

Ukraine Hosts Int'l Conference to Fight Anti-Semitism

Lawmakers from around the world met in Ukraine this week to discuss anti-Semitism at a two-day conference spearheaded by a Ukrainian MP.

Ukraine Destroys Historical Synagogue, Builds Hotel

Ukraine is destroying Jewish history by tearing down an old and prestigious synagogue to build a hotel for soccer championship games.

Ukraine Wants Equidistance

Ukraine Seeks to Parry Russian Energy Pressures

The Ukraine is trying to steer a middle course between Russia and the EU with the ultimate goal being EU membership.

Chabad-Lubavitch Emissary Reaches 4,500 Circumcisions

Chabad-Lubavitch emissary Rabbi Yaacov Gaissinovitch last week presided over the 4,500th circumcision he has carried out in the Ukraine.

Orange Crushed in the Ukraine

Tymoshenko Trial: The Final Deathknell for the Orange Revolution

In the Ukraine the 1991 glow of independence has worn off and the heroine of the Orange Revolution is paying the price.

Neo-Nazis Murder Yeshiva Student

Ukraine police have found the mutilated body of a yeshiva student who disappeared April 20, the anniversary of Adolf Hitler’s birthday.

Israel, Ukraine Ink Free Trade, Aviation Agreements

Israel and Ukraine have signed a free trade agreement and will add another airline to the route between the two nations.