Odessa

Suicide drone strikes Odessa synagogue

Israel's Foreign Ministry says 'Iranian drones are attacking civilians in Europe and in the Middle East' after a drone damaged a synagogue in Odessa.

Ukraine:

Historic Jewish hospital renovated

The Jewish hospital in Odessa, founded in 1800 with six beds, is undergoing extensive restoration. During the pogroms, a tent camp was set up that helped 50,000 victims.

During siren in Odessa:

German MP flees to shelter with orphans

German lawmaker Kathrin Göring-Eckardt sheltered with children at Odessa’s Jewish orphanage during a siren, praising their resilience and urging international efforts for peace in Ukraine.

Odessa:

Jewish orphanage bombed, dozens of children survive

A Jewish children’s home in Odessa, Ukraine, sustains heavy damage after a Russian missile with a heavy warhead exploded near the building.

Assassination attempt?

Russian shelling strikes 200 meters from Zelenskyy

Odessa struck by Russian shelling ahead of meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who were very close to the scene of the shelling.

The Odessa Jewish Community

Rabbi Abraham Wolf's Urgent Appeal for Assistance

Rabbi Wolf shows the dire circumstances facing the community and their pressing need for support amidst the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

Urgent Humanitarian Appeal

Ukrainian Embassy Calls for Aid to Jewish Communities in Odessa

"Urgent Humanitarian Appeal: Devastation Strikes Odessa Orphanage as Missiles Leave Surroundings in Ruins"

Ukrainian embassy:

'Jewish community in Odessa suffering, don't abandon them'

Ukraine's embassy in Israel publishes dire warning of effects Russian attacks on Odessa are having on the local Jewish community.

Hillel office in Odessa damaged by Russian missile strike

A Russian missile blew out the doors, windows, and ceiling of the Hillel office. Repair work is already underway.

Hillel center in Odessa, Ukraine, damaged by Russian strike

Missile hits Hillel, destroys door and windows, and collapses ceiling.

Ukraine: Blast shatters window of Jewish kindergarten

‘The window shattered from the blast’: Miracle at Mishpacha, the Jewish kindergarten in Odessa.

US diplomat visits Chabad children's home in war-torn Ukraine

US diplomat Kurt Volker visits Jewish orphanage in Odessa after night of heavy shelling.

Russian shelling in Odessa continues

Thousands of Jews cut off from electricity are crying for help

The heating systems that was destroyed in Ukraine has left thousands of Jews in dangerously cold temperatures and at risk of starvation.

Our lives are in danger

Urgent call for help from Rabbi Wolff of Odessa

Thousands of Jewish families in Odessa have been left behind in the freezing temperature of -5 degrees and are calling for help.

You are cold outside they are cold inside too

Urgent call for help from Rabbi Wolff of Odessa: Our lives are in danger!

Mine explodes at Ukrainian beach, killing three

Three people killed when landmine goes off at beach in Ukraine's Odessa region.

First Ukrainian grain ship leaves Odessa under new deal

Secure Black Sea shipping lane will allow $1 billion in grain to be exported to world markets.

Where are the lost Jews of Odessa?

Rabbi Shneur Vigler, a well-known rabbi from the Jewish community of Odessa, reports that members of his community are going through hell.

Russia attacks port of Odessa, targets supply lines

Russia bombs port of Odessa, putting global grain supplies in potential jeopardy.

Why I Returned to Ukraine?

A Special Interview with Chabad Emissary HaRav Avrohom Wolf.

Romania: Jewish children from Odessa celebrate Purim as refugees

Hundreds of Jewish children who fled Odessa celebrate Purim in Romanian resort town of Neptun.

Aid worker rescues 1,000 Jewish refugees from Ukraine

Jewish aid worker from London rescues over 1,000 Jewish refugees from Ukraine, including 270 orphans.

Watch: Ukrainian navy hits Russian warship - 'We got him'

The Ukrainian military appears to have severely damaged a warship off the coast of Odessa.

Some 230,000 Ukrainians fled into Moldova, but few want to stay

At the Moldova border, Jews from Odessa wonder when they’ll be able to return home.

120 children arrive in Berlin from Odessa Jewish orphanage

Children make 1,000 mile journey from Odessa to Berlin on five school buses and have permission to stay in Germany.

UK community raises $1.6 mil for Ukrainian Jewish orphanage

Over 2,000 UK donors help Jewish orphanage and school in Odessa whose students fled to a mountain camp due to the Russian invasion.

Estonian cargo ship sinks off Odessa after hitting sea mine

An Estonian-owned cargo ship has sunk off the coast of Ukraine after encountering a sea mine, with several crew members missing.

Convoy of Russian warships sighted off Odessa

Ukraine is mining Odessa's beaches after concrete U.S. warnings of imminent amphibious landings.

Odessa chief rabbi: We pray for peace in the world

i24NEWS interviews Odessa's chief rabbi, Rabbi Avraham Wolf.

Odessa Jews rush to evacuate - on Shabbat

Prayer and panic as Ukrainian rabbis guide their communities into a wartime Shabbat.

Ukraine War

Odessa orphanage trying to evacuate

The leaders of a Jewish orphanage in Odessa, Ukraine, share their experiences trying to protect children in a war zone.

Attacks on Odessa, Russian forces closing in on Kyiv

Airport on outskirts of capital under attack by helicopters flown out of Belarus. Kyiv still under fire.

Ukrainian Jews storing food, sleeping bags in case of invasion

Igor Shatkhin, the Chief Rabbi of Odessa's assistant, explains how the Odessa community is working to ensure the safety of Jews in Ukraine.

First branch of European Chesed Centre inaugurated in Ukraine

After three days of inspiration, Rabbinical Centre of Europe concludes professional seminar in Odessa, Ukraine.

They do not care if they go down in history as barbarians

Wave of anti-Semitic vandalism in Ukraine

Graffiti praising the Holocaust and demanding Jews leave the country found on three Jewish institutions in Odessa, Ukraine.

Report: Jewish Oligarch Threatened Separatists in Ukraine

Tapes surface claiming Jewish regional governor has placed a bounty on a major pro-Russian separatist leader, hired hit men for fire attack.

Odessa Jews 'Ready to Flee'

After the carnage in street battles Friday, a fleet of 70 buses is ready to take Chabad Jews to safety, if necessary.

Pro-Russian Thugs Killed After Attacking Ukrainian Unity Rally

Pro-Russian attackers made 'a big mistake' attacking Ukrainian football hooligans; scores burned alive in revenge attack.