Jews from Ukraine: Haim Hazaz – from the Ukrainian village of Sidorovichi to the first ever Israel Prize for Literature

A boy from a Ukrainian Jewish village who survived pogroms and humiliation by Russian authorities in Kyiv became a symbol of Israeli literature. The biography of Haim Hazaz in our permanent section “Jews from Ukraine” is a bridge between Ukraine and Israel, past and future. Roots in Ukraine: Childhood among forests and traditions Today the […]
Israeli Karaites against the backdrop of renewed interest in alternative forms of Judaism
An ancient Jewish movement rejects the authority of rabbis, instead relying on the Jewish Bible as religious law. Avi Yefet was rolling brown dough on a small table, preparing it for baking in the Old City of Jerusalem, writes The Media Line. The unleavened bread, made from flour, coriander seeds, canola oil, and salt, is […]
Jerusalem Day: over 3000 years – from June 7, 1967, to May 15, 2026
On the evening of May 14, 2026, Jerusalem Day begins in Israel. The holiday itself falls on May 15 — 28 Iyar 5786. According to the Hebrew calendar, this is 28 Iyar 5786 — the date when Israel commemorates the liberation of the Old City and the reunification of Jerusalem during the Six-Day War. It […]
Jabotinsky vs. Putin: How the Zionist Leader Refuted Putin’s Anti-Ukrainian Falsifications More Than 100 Years Ago

Jabotinsky Day, the national day of remembrance dedicated to the life and legacy of Ze’ev Jabotinsky. On this day, Israel honors Jabotinsky’s achievements and his contribution to the Zionist dream of restoring the Jewish state. In Israel, the 29th day of the month of Tammuz, the day of his death, has been declared Jabotinsky Day. […]
“Here, eat it, you feed on human flesh”: If Ivan the Terrible had not destroyed Veliky Novgorod: what Russia might have looked like and what the Jews lost

Destroyed Alternative In January 1570, Ivan the Terrible committed not just mass murder. He carried out a civilizational crime — the destruction of Great Novgorod, Russia’s last chance to follow the path of European development. A republic with a veche (popular assembly), elected bodies, developed trade, and religious tolerance was wiped off the map. Muscovy […]
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Jews from Ukraine: Yura Lifshits. How a Kiev resident stopped a train heading to Auschwitz with just one pistol and saved more than a hundred prisoners

In our section “Jews from Ukraine,” we will tell the story of the heroic act of Yuri Lifshits, a Kyiv native who stopped the “death train” heading to Auschwitz and saved over 100 Jews. His story is an example of heroism and courage that continues to inspire people to fight against injustice. On April 19, […]
Jews from Ukraine: Barbra Streisand – from Ukrainian Berezhany to two Oscars and Ambassador of UNITED24 Zelensky and sponsorship of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem #евреїзакраїни

Barbra Streisand is one of the most renowned Jewish artists in the world, born into a poor family from Berezhany (Galicia, Ukraine), whose ancestors emigrated to the United States in search of a better life. Having won two Oscars, she uses her fame and resources to support Ukraine and Israel — that’s why we feature […]
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 — […]
The Failed Russian Project “Memorial in Babin Yar” as a Tool for Manipulating Historical Memory – Yosef Zisels, Head of the Association of Jewish Public Organizations and Communities of Ukraine

Yosif Zisels, a well-known Ukrainian human rights activist and public figure of Jewish descent, told Ukraїner on April 29, 2025, how he opposed the project to create a memorial at Babyn Yar, initiated by Russian businessmen in 2016. This project became the cause of political disagreements and accusations of manipulating history. It is important to […]
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