Global government debt ranking 2026: $119.4 trillion, Israel — 22nd, Ukraine — 38th
The US and China account for more than half of the national debt of 180 countries included in the global calculation for 2026. Israel ranked 22nd in absolute terms, Ukraine 38th, but the war has changed the debt picture of these two countries in completely different ways. Author: Victoria Katsman In the national debt ranking […]
In Ukraine, the former Pushkin Street in Cherkassy has been renamed in honor of the Righteous Among the Nations Oleksandra Shulezhko

Righteous Among the Nations Oleksandra Shulezhko: How a Ukrainian Woman Saved 102 Children During the Holocaust It is well known that on May 14th, Ukraine marks the Day of Remembrance of Ukrainians Who Rescued Jews During World War II. These people were awarded the honorary title of Righteous Among the Nations by the State of […]
In Haifa, nearly 400 pages of Ukrainian poetry are being prepared in Hebrew: 50 authors and Ukraine, which is almost unknown in Israel
In Haifa, they are preparing an almost 400-page anthology of contemporary Ukrainian poetry in Hebrew — 50 authors from Emma Andievska to the youngest voices. I checked the history of the project and discovered an important detail: Ukrainian poetry was translated into Hebrew long before 2026, but this book presents a completely different Ukraine to […]
“Soviet ‘Judenrat’ that survived”: what Ayder Muzhdabaev’s video argues about – and why it is painful to hear in Israel
This video is not a lecture or a “thorough analysis.” It is an emotional attempt to articulate aloud what the author, in his own words, has been contemplating for a long time: why among the people from the former USSR (including those who emphasize their Jewish heritage) there are so many people who “nostalgize” about […]
Video: In Ukraine, Hromadske produced a film about Matitiaug Samborsky, the son of the chief rabbi Moshe Asman, who sacrificed his life for Ukraine.
Journalists Hromadske-UA have presented a documentary dedicated to Matitiaug (Anton) Samborsky, the adoptive son of the Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Reuven Asman, who died in the summer of 2024 at the front. “This film is not only about my son. He gave his life for Ukraine,” wrote Moshe Asman. The film explores themes of […]