Jews from Ukraine: Abba Khushi, the man who “built Haifa”
Abba Hushi played a key role in the formation of modern Israel. His contribution to the development of Haifa, where he was mayor from 1951 to 1969, will forever go down in history. Abba Khushi, a famous Israeli politician and public figure, was born on May 23, 1898 in the city of Turka, Lviv region, […]
Kyiv students sing in Yiddish and Hebrew: a cultural bridge between Ukraine and Israel – about the Kiev group “Bou Nashir”
Kyiv collective “Bow Nashir” continues to amaze: Ukrainian students perform songs in Yiddish and Hebrew, creating a unique cultural bridge between Ukraine and Israel. But what is behind this project? Why do students, many of whom are not Jewish, choose such an unusual musical path? I told this story Eduard Doks, from Kyiv, specially for […]
A stamp was issued in Ukraine in honor of Rafal Lemkin, a Jewish scientist who defined the concept of “genocide” and who was the first to call the Holodomor “genocide of the Ukrainian people.”
Rafal Lemkin – an outstanding Jewish lawyer of Polish origin, author of the term “genocide”. Lemkin was one of the first to call the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine an act of genocide against the Ukrainian people. He is the first specialist in international law who defined the crimes of the Stalinist communist regime against […]
Jews from Ukraine: Tamara Gverdtsiteli, the great Georgian singer and granddaughter of the Odessa rabbi
Tamara Gverdtsiteli: great Georgian singer with Jewish roots. Category 🔯 — Jews from Ukraine #jewsukraine “It was Putin who killed my mother” – “My Odessa, Odessa my mother is being bombed – we say goodbye to Russia.” But besides her creativity, her life and story are associated with deep personal dramas and difficult decisions, especially […]
Jews from Ukraine: Aaron David Gordon – Ukrainian roots of the Zionist ideologist and the history of “Gordonia”
Aaron David Gordon – Ukrainian Jew, philosopher and ideologist of working Zionism. His ideas inspired the youth in Alia and the creation of kibbutsev in Palestine. The history of the path from the Zhytomyr region to Dgania in our constant column “Jews from Ukraine“. Childhood and youth in Troyanov Aaron David Gordon Born on June […]
Jews from Ukraine: Philip Kotler – the father of global marketing with roots in Nizhyn and Chernivtsi
“… The UN is a major problem. It was created to maintain world peace and engage in peacekeeping when needed. Unfortunately, they did not create armed forces to support all nations. Moreover, Russia is part of it, and I understand that all members want to change the charter and remove it. Ultimately, we want them […]
The name of the Righteous Among the Nations Genrikh Ostashevsky is being immortalized in Odessa
At 11:00 on July 9, on Pushkinska Street in Odesa, a memorial plaque to Henrikh Romanovych Ostashevskyi will be unveiled – an actor, People’s Artist of the Ukrainian SSR, and Righteous Among the Nations. The event is organized by the Odesa Regional Association of Jews, the V. Vasylko Theatre, and the Odesa Holocaust Museum as […]
Father in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, son in the IDF. Why the son of a fallen Ukrainian hero cannot come to his funeral in Kyiv
Maksym Nelipa died in battle while defending Ukraine. His son Artem, a soldier in the IDF, cannot attend the funeral due to Ukraine’s mobilization law. Here’s what stands in the way of saying goodbye. Maksym Nelipa: from television to the front line Maksym Nelipa was a well-known Ukrainian TV presenter, actor, and showman. He hosted […]
November 30th is a day of remembrance for the more than 850 thousand Jews who were forced to leave Arab countries and Iran in the 20th century.
On November 30, Israel and the Jewish world remember the fate of more than 850 thousand Jews who were forced to leave Arab countries and Iran during the past 20th century – a tragic wave of Jewish emigration from Arab and Muslim countries Since 1948, after the creation of the State of Israel, about 850 […]
Ukraine and Israel: Two Nations Shaped by Pressure, Security, and Resilience
Ukraine and Israel stand far apart on the map, yet surprisingly close in their internal logic. Both nations were shaped by conflict, uncertainty, and the constant need to adapt quickly. This creates a form of resilience that becomes part of everyday life — from politics and military to families, technology, and even consumer habits. Despite […]