Jews from Ukraine: Chaim Drukman: a life dedicated to the Torah, Israel and the Jewish people
On January 15, 2025 it became known that The Israeli Knesset approved a bill to perpetuate the memory of the outstanding Rabbi Chaim Drukman. Born in 1932 in the Carpathian town of Kuty (now a village in the Kosovo region of the Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine), he became one of the key figures of religious […]
Felix Shinder in Israel in 2026: “Lemonchiki”, klezmer, three concerts and Odessa, which you can’t take with you – it travels itself – October 15 – Haifa, October 21 – Netanya, October 23 – Bat Yam
October 15 — Haifa, October 21 — Netanya, October 23 — Bat Yam. Felix Shinder returns to Israel with “Lemonchiki”, “7:40”, klezmer, Utyosov, and that very Odessa intonation. But behind the cheerful poster, there is another story: after 2022, his concerts in Europe became charitable, and part of the income from one of the previous […]
“Threads of Identity”: Modern Ukrainian Motankas by Yana Dereza will be shown in Tel Aviv — October 16–17, 2026, free entry
On October 16 and 17, 2026, the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Tel Aviv will host an exhibition by Ukrainian artist and restorer Yana Dereza, “Threads of Identity”. At the center of the project is the motanka, one of the recognizable forms of Ukrainian folk culture, which the artist transforms into a modern story about memory, […]
The Place Where Hasidism Was Born: Secrets of the Village of Tovste, Ternopil Region of Ukraine
In 1734, the founder of Hasidism settled in Tovstom Israel ben EliezerIt is believed that It was here that he received his second name, Baal Shem Tov (abbreviated as Besht) and became known as a tzaddik and healer. In his new article “Ukraine Incognita” revealed little-known facts about the Jewish history of the village of […]
In Tel Aviv, ‘Theater Therapy’ will take place: how Ukrainian theater sought freedom after decades of bans – October 8, 2026
On October 8, 2026, the sixth meeting of the third season of the project “THEATROTHERAPY” will take place at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Tel Aviv. This time, participants will discuss the development of modern Ukrainian theater — from the first years of independence to the stage that changed after the Maidan and the full-scale […]
“A little from here and a little from there”: Ukrainian-Israeli evening “Tales from the Suitcase” to be held in Tel Aviv – October 15, 2026
On October 15 in Tel Aviv, Anna Andrienko’s author project “Tuteshni” will hold a chamber meeting “Tales from the Suitcase” — an evening of stories, family memories, Ukrainian traditions, and that special experience familiar to many people who once arrived in Israel with a suitcase. Author: Anton Pshedinsky The meeting will take place on October […]
In Tel Aviv on October 3, 2026, a charity run will be held in support of Ukrainian military medics: five kilometers for life — how to join
On October 3, 2026, the Israeli team #RunForUkraine will join the international charity event “Time of Life. Unbreakable.” Participants will run five kilometers along the Tel Aviv coast, and the organizers of the international challenge are raising 800,000 hryvnias (about 55,000 Israeli shekels at the exchange rate on September 29, 2026) for the equipment of […]
For ‘Masyanya’, the Russian prosecutor demands almost six years in a penal colony: Oleg Kuvaev is being tried in absentia while he lives in Israel
On October 2, 2026, “Mediazona” reported from the Nevsky District Court of St. Petersburg: the prosecution demanded in absentia to sentence the creator of the cult animated series “Masyanya,” Oleg Kuvaev, to 5 years and 11 months in a general regime colony. This is not yet about a verdict — the court’s decision is to […]
Cowbell among the matzevot: who preserves the Jewish cemeteries of Ukraine when the communities themselves are almost gone
September 24, 2026, Ukraїner published a report by Vitaliy Poberezhny on old Jewish cemeteries in Ukraine. The author traveled through three completely different places — Yasinya in Transcarpathia, Reni in the Odessa region, and Zhabokrych in Podolia — and spoke not with officials about “heritage preservation” in general, but with those who today actually mow […]
“Dukh i Litera” is a leading Ukrainian cultural project in the field of Jewish studies, offering a wide selection of books on Jewish studies in Ukrainian
The Publishing House of “Dukh i Litera” is one of the oldest Ukrainian publishers of humanitarian literature, founded in 1992 at the Kyiv Mogilyan Academy. It specializes in the release of books on philosophy, sociology, cultural studies, theology and, above all, on Judaic. For a Jewish audience in Israel, this publishing house is of particular […]