Ukrainian Jews

Kharkiv synagogue's windows blown out after bombing

Over a hundred Jews, mostly elderly, are sheltering in the synagogue's basement. "We're worried about them; they can't leave," says rabbi.

92-year-old Jewish woman forced to flee for her life, again

Rachel along with other Jewish refugees is now at the border, with the situation in Ukraine expected to deteriorate.

Chief Rabbi Lau to establish religious court for refugees

Thousands of potential immigrants will have no proof of their Jewish status, having fled their homes without documentation.

Thousands of shell-shocked Jews desperately trying to escape war

As thriving Jewish communities across Ukraine are left in rubble, Jewish refugees desperately seek a way to escape the carnage.

Israel announces new NIS 10 million aid package for Ukraine Jews

Diaspora Minister Nachman Shai announces aid for Ukrainian Jewish community from Israeli govt. and Australian philanthropic foundation.

Bennett to Ukrainian Jewish youths: You have a home here

PM meets students on Masa program from Ukraine , hears of the trials facing their families as Russian invasion continues.

War on Ukraine:

Russian-speaking Israelis display the gamut of emotions

'There are no good guys and bad guys in this story,' Belarus immigrant to Israel says.

Diaspora Min.: 'Israel will continue to help Ukrainian Jews'

Israel 'will continue to assist as needed - this is our duty in Israel, the state of the Jewish people,' Diaspora Min. Nachman Shai says.

Odessa Jews rush to evacuate - on Shabbat

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

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.

Ukraine researchers locate where in sewer Jews hid in Holocaust

Inspired by a 2011 movie, Ukrainian researchers have found the Lviv sewer where dozens of Jews escaped the Nazis.

Sewer hiding place of Jews during WWII unearthed in Ukraine

Ukrainian historian unearths underground hiding place of Jews who dug their way out of the Lviv ghetto during the Holocaust.

Babi Yar documentary to screen at Cannes film fest

Documentary by Ukrainian director combines never before seen archival footage with new interviews of eye-witnesses.

Ukrainian Jews spice up fundraising - with zhug factory

Ukraine gets its first 'zhug', or Yemenite hot sauce, with local Jews opening factory to produce 'Dragon's Breath' brand zhug.

Jewish comedian gets top votes in Ukrainian election

Exit polls show Volodymyr Zelensky with 30.4 percent of the vote in the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election.

Ukraine honors nationalists whose troops butchered Jews

Moment of silence observed for Symon Petliura, a 1920s statesman blamed for the murder of 50,000 Jews.

Special report

Read, don't war: Jewish education for Ukrainian Jewish refugees

Jewish community provides shelter, employment, and education for Ukrainian refugees. Refugees: We feel safe here.

From Dumping Corpses in Ukraine to the Holy Land

Hundreds of Ukrainian Jews arrive in Israel out of the war zone; Arutz Sheva finds out the horrors they went through.

Jewish Agency Rising to the Challenge of Ukrainian Aliyah

The Jewish Agency is taking part in an enormous humanitarian operation and overseeing a major increase in Jewish Olim to Israel

Emergency Hotline Opened for Ukrainian Jews

910 hotline to provide a safe means for Ukrainian Jewry to report health emergencies, crimes, and anti-Semitism amid rising unrest.

Pro-Russian Militias Attack Jewish-Owned Bank

Pro-Russian militants attack bank owned by Jewish-Ukrainian oligarch; follows shooting of Jewish mayor of Kharkiv.

Moscow Accuses Kiev of Breaking Geneva Accords

Russian Foreign Minister accuses Ukraine of allowing 'extremists' to orchestrate events in Donetsk.

Neo-Nazism Raging in Ukraine?

Amidst reports that pamphlets calling for Jews to 'register' are a hoax, Ukrainian PM vows to 'bring perpetrators to justice.'

Galloway Claims Israel Engineered the Unrest in Ukraine

British MP George Galloway claims "the Zionists" sent gunmen to Ukraine to get local Jews to move to "Palestine".

Ukrainian Jewish Leader to Run for President

Vadim Rabinovich, president of the All-Ukrainian Jewish Congress, says he will run for president in May 25 election.