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Video: Ukrainian Community in Israel: Language, Politics, and Breaking with Russian Narratives. Michael Goldstein – UDM Israel – “Balachki” #4

Видео: Украинская община в Израиле: язык, политика и разрыв с российскими нарративами. Міхаель Гольдштейн - UDM Iзраїль

NAnews presents a review of the podcast “BalachkI” with Michael Goldstein. The Ukrainian community in Israel and key topics — language, politics, volunteering, barriers for Russians, and relations between Ukraine and Israel. The Ukrainian community in Israel: language, politics and breaking away from Russian narratives NAnews presents a new review: premiere of the 4th episode […]

Ukraine and Israel “after illusions”: what Michael Brodsky said about the war, air defense, drones, and complex memory – a conversation before the end of the ambassador’s mission in August 2026 – video

Украина и Израиль "после иллюзий": что Михаэль Бродский рассказал о войне, ПВО, дронах и сложной памяти - разговор перед завершением миссии посла в августе 2026

Michael Brodsky’s interview became an important conversation not only about diplomacy but also about the maturation of relations between Ukraine and Israel. It touched on topics that are rarely convenient to discuss publicly: illusions, military technologies, anti-Semitism, the Holocaust, and the limits of political support. Ukraine after 2021: a country changed by war more deeply […]

Jews from Ukraine: 8 natives of Ukraine depicted on Israeli banknotes

Евреи из Украины: 8 уроженцев Украины, изображенные на банкнотах Израиля #євреїзукраїни

The history of ties between the Jewish people and Ukraine is amazing and multifaceted. The contribution of the natives of Ukrainian lands to the development of the Jewish state is reflected even in the symbols of Israel, such as the national currency – the shekel. Portraits of 8 great personalities born on Ukrainian soil adorn […]

Since 1976, the Ukrainian mosaic icon of the “Zarvanitsky Mother of God” in Nazareth has occupied one of the central places in the Basilica of the Annunciation – how did this happen?

С 1976 украинская мозаика-икона "Зарваницкой Богородицы" в Назарете занимает одно из центральных мест в Базилике Благовещения - как так получилось? НАновости Новости Израиля

Entering the churchyard of the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, you immediately notice the beautiful mosaic depicting Ukrainian Zarvanitsky Mother of Godlocated directly opposite the main entrance to the temple. It is surprising that this image ended up in such an important place, among the mosaics of other countries – as if the Virgin […]

Ukrainian Jews have historically spoken Russian. The war is changing this.

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Three rabbis were sitting at breakfast in the Tsori Gilod synagogue of this city, discussing Russia’s war against the country where they work in a mix of Yiddish, Hebrew, and Russian. They named their hometowns as Luhansk, Lviv, and Dnipro — the Russian names of Ukrainian cities that made international headlines after Russia’s invasion of […]

Video: “SHO?” – how trials, faith and support turned the restaurant into a “place of power” for Ukrainians in Israel – Ganna Andrienko on the UDM Israel channel

Видео: «SHO?» - как испытания, вера и поддержка превратили ресторан в «место силы» для украинцев в Израиле - Анна Андриенко на канале UDM Iзраїль НАновости новости Израиля 10 июля 2025

Hanna Andriienko shares the story of transforming a karaoke club into the restaurant “SHO?”, the wave of challenges she faced, and how her project brings together the Ukrainian and Jewish communities in Tel Aviv and Israel. On July 9, 2025, the second episode of the “Balachky” podcast was released on the UDM Israel channel, in […]