Israel standardizes names on maps again: why one standard hasn’t worked for decades
Israel is once again attempting to establish a unified spelling of geographical names in Latin script. On August 30, 2026, the Prime Minister’s Office published the procedure “Regulation of Names and Transliterations of the Country’s Map”. This is an official notice of intent to conclude a contract, not an already completed contract: the amount is […]
Ivan Franko, Lviv and the Jewish World: A lecture at the Israeli consulate opens the complex memory of Galicia
A lecture in Lviv about the Jewish world in the life and work of Ivan Franko became an occasion to take a broader look at one of the complex topics of Ukrainian-Jewish history. Franko lived in Galicia, where Ukrainians, Jews, and Poles not only coexisted but also influenced each other daily — through cities, markets, […]
Uman 2026: The Israeli Foreign Ministry released a memo — curfew 00:00–05:00, alerts and checks
On August 30, 2026, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs published a separate memo for Israelis planning to travel to Uman for Rosh Hashanah 5787. The publication itself does not announce a new travel ban or an increase in the warning level: these are practical recommendations for those who are still traveling to Ukraine. Rosh […]
Destroyed and damaged Jewish sites in Ukraine due to Russian aggression: a list published by the United Jewish Community of Ukraine on the 4th anniversary of the full-scale war
To the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, the United Jewish Community of Ukraine compiled a chronology of damaged and destroyed Jewish objects: synagogues, community buildings, schools, social institutions, Jewish cemeteries, and memorial sites. This is not a checklist. It shows how the war hits people and memory simultaneously — places […]
Israeli citizen Kolomoisky from the detention center spoke about Mindich, the mausoleum, and Ukrainian missiles
Igor Kolomoisky from the hall of the Ukrainian court spoke about ballistic missiles, Lenin’s mausoleum, and Timur Mindich in Israel. But behind one sarcastic remark was the story of Kolomoisky’s own Israeli citizenship, the Jewish community of Dnipro, “Dnipro-1”, Fire Point, and several legal proceedings. Igor Kolomoisky was back in the news not because of […]
In Ukraine, a “Kohanim Bridge” was built for $1,000,000: in Gadyach, a Chabad shrine was made accessible to the descendants of ancient priests – what is it and why?
“A 200-meter-long bridge, with 37 sections, 178 steps, and a heating system, allows the Kohanim to safely visit the holy site…“ The construction of the bridge cost more than 1,000,000 dollars. According to the organizers, it is the largest project of its kind in Ukraine and, most likely, in all of Europe. Ukraine is at […]