Section: The Times of Israel (Israel)
Passed over by Nazis and Communists, remnants of Ukraine’s last shtetl prepare to celebrate
Although only numbering 50 today, the Jews of Bershad managed to protect their 200-year-old clay synagogue through successive despotic regimes …read more Source: The Times of...
Holocaust memorial vandalized in western Ukraine
Swastika and SS logo found spray-painted on Hebrew inscription in Ukrainian town of Ternopil …read more Source: The Times of...
Former Russian lawmaker shot dead in Ukraine
Denis Voronenkov, who testified against Moscow’s policies, killed in what Kiev terms an ‘act of state terrorism’ …read more Source: The Times of...
Fan of Nazi collaborator to represent Ukraine at Paris Holocaust symposium
Ukrainian Jews protest attendance of state historian Volodymyr Vyatrovych who has hailed WWII-era leader …read more Source: The Times of...
Kremlin: Trump associates’ peace plan for Ukraine ‘absurd’
US president’s lawyer Michael Cohen helped craft proposal calling for referendum on leasing Crimea to Russia for 50 or 100 years …read more Source: The Times of...
Russia’s UN envoy Vitaly Churkin dead at 64
Tenure of long-serving diplomat marked by tensions with West, particularly over Russian involvement in Ukraine and Syria …read more Source: The Times of...
Trump aides in back-door Ukraine peace plan – NYT
President’s attorney, a business associate and a Kiev lawmaker said hammering out deal for Russian troop withdrawal and lease of disputed Crimea …read more Source: The Times of...
‘Holocaust tourism’ laid bare in eye-opening documentary
Showing in New York on Sunday, Austerlitz, by Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa, captures thousands of visitors sauntering around Dachau and Sachsenhausen. Most seem as if they are walking in a mall, or perhaps an art museum …read more Source: The Times of...
Ex-backup Imri Ziv belts way to Eurovision contest
Singer wins over ‘Star is Born’ audience with Kelly Clarkson cover, booking spot to represent Israel in Ukraine …read more Source: The Times of...
Israeli authorities investigating Teva over bribe allegations
Probe comes after pharmaceutical giant reached US settlement over claims it paid off government officials in Russia, Mexico, Ukraine …read more Source: The Times of...
