Section: Israel
New president of Ukraine: We must defend our land like Israelis
Jewish actor and comedian Volodymyr Zelensky says as he is sworn that his nation must defend their land like Israelis. …read more Source: Arutz...
Why did Israel snub new Jewish president of Ukraine?
Not one senior Israeli official was present when Volodymyr Zelenskiy was sworn in on Monday morning in Kiev; Ukrainian Israelis worry snubbing the new regime could harm bilateral relations in the future …read more Source: Yedioth...
New Ukraine President Zelenskiy dissolves parliament
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Last laugh: Ukraine comedian who became president
Ukrainian Jewish actor and comedian Volodymyr Zelensky to be sworn in as president Monday, after defeating incumbent Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source: Arutz...
‘A mixed blessing,’ say Jews five years after the revolution
Prime Minister Vlodymyr Groysman is Jewish, too, making Ukraine the only country in the world except Israel where both positions are occupied by Jews. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Flying to Ukraine? You may want to think again
Health Ministry issues travel advisory for five countries with measles outbreaks, asks travelers to reconsider plans. …read more Source: Arutz...
‘Ukraine is on the right path,’ chief rabbi says
Five years after the Ukrainian revolution, Jews there say it was a mixed blessing. …read more Source: Arutz...
Who are the Jews of Ukraine?
Jewish presence in Ukraine predates the first recorded use of the country’s name. Historically, though, they haven’t had an easy life for most of that time. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
For local Jews Ukrainian revolution was ‘a mixed blessing’
Coinciding with a “resurgence of virulent anti-Semitism in Ukraine,” as the Simon Wiesenthal Center defines it, the glorification of Jew killers has divided the Ukrainian citizenry. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Two ancient former synagogues destroyed in Poland and Ukraine
Local authorities and conservation activists failed to register the building in Poland as an architectural monument. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
