Ukraine looks at Israel’s experience: how the state should support families of fallen soldiers
In Ukraine, the issue is being raised again, which cannot be reduced only to payments, documents, and formal statuses. It concerns the families of fallen defenders — how the state informs them of the most terrible news, who remains by their side after the funeral, and why support cannot end with just compensation. In the […]
The Chief Rabbi of Ukraine discussed religious freedom during the war at the US Embassy
Russia is destroying not only cities: the Chief Rabbi of Ukraine discussed with the US strikes on religious communities. The Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Reuven Asman reported on June 22, 2026, about a meeting at the US Embassy in Ukraine with Spencer Chretien, a representative of the US Department of State. The rabbi’s message […]
Israel entered the TOP-5 countries by the number of visits to Ukraine in 2025: what is behind this figure
Israel ranked in the top five countries whose citizens most frequently visited Ukraine in 2025. At first glance, this may seem like ordinary tourism statistics, but in reality, it signifies a much deeper change: after the start of Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine, the travel map to Ukraine changed, with Russia and Belarus disappearing from […]
Crimea is crumbling under Ukraine’s strikes: Russian logistics are burning, occupiers are evacuating families
Occupied Crimea has once again become the center of events. Over several days — from the night of June 20 to June 22, 2026 — a series of strikes hit Russian military facilities, logistics, energy, port infrastructure, and air defense systems across the peninsula. For Israel, this topic does not seem distant. Crimea is not […]
The US and Iran create a “mechanism” on Lebanon without Israel: what happened in Switzerland
One of the most troubling outcomes of the US-Iran negotiations in Switzerland turned out to be related not only to Tehran’s nuclear program and not only to sanctions. The focus unexpectedly shifted to Lebanon — more precisely, Israel’s northern front, the war with Hezbollah, and the attempt to create a new international mechanism to control […]
Odessa awarded the title of Honorary Citizen to Roman Shvartsman, a Holocaust witness, head of the Association of Jewish Prisoners of Ghettoes and Concentration Camps
On September 2, 2025, Odessa Mayor Gennady Trukhanov, on behalf of the entire city, presented Roman Shvartsman with the title of “Honorary Citizen of the City of Odessa”. They congratulate him warmly and in a homely way, calling him “our Romochka”. They emphasize that he truly deserves this award. As is customary in Jewish tradition, […]
Ukrainian Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky: an unrecognized hero who saved hundreds of Jews during the Holocaust
“We want to pay tribute to the man who saved hundreds of Jews,” — said the Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Reuven Azman. Andrey Sheptytsky in 2008, the Jewish community of Ukraine recognized him as a Righteous One. November 1 marked 80 years since the death of the Ukrainian Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytskywho was one of […]