Jews from Ukraine: from Uman to the White City. Yehuda Magidovich, the first architect of Tel Aviv
The first chief architect of Tel Aviv – a city destined to become one of the most influential capitals in the world, was a native of Uman, Yehuda Magidovich, the son of Uman women’s hat designer Binyamin Zvi and Uman housewife named Rachel. When one of the founders of the State of Israel and its […]
The Raphael Lemkin Society investigates how Russia is turning Ukrainian museums in temporarily occupied territories into a tool for rewriting memory
Raphael Lemkin gave the world the word “genocide”. A Polish-Jewish lawyer who studied in Lviv, he lost 49 relatives, including his parents, during the Holocaust. Later, his work became one of the intellectual foundations of the 1948 UN Convention on the Prevention of the Crime of Genocide. But for Ukrainian history, Lemkin’s name has another […]
An Israeli photographer creates a project dedicated to Ukrainian women in Israel. Models pose in traditional Ukrainian costumes against the backdrop of Israeli cities, uniting the culture and history of the two nations.
Photo project by Israeli photographer Olga Savinadedicated Ukrainian women in Israelbecame not only a way to preserve cultural heritage, but also a bridge between two peoples. Models dressed in traditional Ukrainian costumes pose against the backdrop of Israeli cities, creating a visual story that unites past and present. “I would like to do a series […]
After Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, Ukraine opens a consular office in Haifa – history of the issue
Ukraine Officially Returns to Haifa: after 11 years of absence, a consular representation will once again appear here. NAnews – Israel News reports on how the network of Ukrainian diplomatic missions in Israel has evolved from 1991 to the present day. What we will cover in this article: Diplomatic relations between Ukraine and Israel were […]
Children’s books in Ukrainian in Israel for free: 20 stories about friendship, Jewish traditions, and family memory have appeared in Haifa — how and where else to get them
20 different editions, stories about friendship, family memory, Jewish holidays, and even about how to cope with losing a home. The Ukrainian center “Mi razom!” in Haifa received children’s books in Ukrainian from the international program PJ Library. We tell you what this library is, which works have been given to children, and where else […]
“After October 7, we got back on our feet”: Zeev Elkin met with Jewish communities of Ukraine in Kyiv
Israeli Minister Zeev Elkin arrived in Kyiv and met with representatives of Jewish communities in Ukraine at the Nativ Cultural Center. Accompanying him were the new Israeli ambassador Roi Rosenblit and the head of Nativ, Alon Shoham. Two days before the third anniversary of the October 7 attack, Elkin spoke about how Israel has changed […]
Jews from Ukraine: Moshe Segal from Poltava, the man who was arrested for blowing the shofar in Jerusalem on Yom Kippur
The story of Moshe (Moshe-Tzvi) Segal is the trajectory from Poltava to Jerusalem. Youth in the Ukrainian Jewish environment, strict study routine, and the first Zionist circles turn into a public gesture of freedom at the Western Wall on Yom Kippur in 1930. He gave the final sound of the shofar — tekiah gedolah — […]
Ukrainian soldier learns of his Jewish roots and undergoes circumcision after tragedy at the front
While the attention of the Israeli public is focused on the confrontation between Israel and Iran, the war in Ukraine does not subside. Russian missiles continue to strike Ukrainian cities, destroying both civilians and civilian infrastructure. But amid the destruction, losses, and anxiety, there are also stories that inspire — especially for the Jewish community, […]
The last ‘homework’ of 14-year-old Daniil Umansky, who died in Kyiv: a Russian drone did not allow him to finish his work on what Vladimir Monomakh taught – responsibility, helping the weak, and respect for others
On the morning of September 25, 2026, 14-year-old Daniel Umansky was sitting in his room in Kyiv doing his homework. In his notebook, he was writing about Vladimir Monomakh and trying to explain how the moral principles formulated almost nine centuries ago might look today. Author: Alexander Khmelnitsky He wrote about respect for other people, […]
Three years after October 7: 1,029 civilians killed, 40,000 recognized as disabled, and the cost of war in hundreds of billions of shekels
Three years after October 7, 2023, can be summed up in a few large numbers. 1,029 civilians killed. 1,318 military personnel and security forces killed. More than 87,000 civilians recognized as victims of hostile actions. More than 40,000 have already received a state-established degree of disability. Author: Alexander Khmelnitsky And then the billions begin: more […]