Tag: Ukraine
Ukraine synagogue dating back to 18th century collapses due to fire
The Great Synagogue in Illintsi, Ukraine, was burned irreparably last Thursday by fire.
The 18th-century structure, about 130 miles northeast of the country’s capital of Kiev, collapsed due to the flames.
It had been used since...
Ukrainian Jewish leaders tour Jerusalem as part of effort to strengthen bonds
Israel’s Minister for Jerusalem Affairs Ze’ev Elkin welcomed a delegation of the Jewish Confederation of Ukraine (JCU) on Monday, comprised of 25 individuals led by its president, Boris Lozhkin, in the historic heart of...
Four Ukrainians sentenced for fatal beating of Chabad rabbi in 2016
A Ukrainian court has reportedly sentenced four people to prison for the fatal assault and robbery in 2016 of Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Menachem Mendel Deitsch in Zhytomyr, Ukraine.
Two Ukrainian men were sentenced to nine and...
Ukraine to open innovation center in Jerusalem
The Ukrainian government announced on Friday that it will open an innovation and investment center in Jerusalem.
“I congratulate the Ukrainian government on its official announcement to open an innovation and investment office in Jerusalem,”...
Canadian officials face criticism for honoring Ukrainian Nazi collaborators
Canadian officials are receiving backlash from the Jewish community for honoring members of Ukrainian organizations that helped the Nazis in World War II.
A new monument in Sambir, Ukraine, honors members of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists...
2,500 attend Birthright Israel mega-event in Ukraine
This week, 2,500 Birthright Israel alumni and friends gathered in Odessa, Ukraine, as part of the largest Birthright Israel event ever to take place outside of Israel.
Once home to Revolutionary Zionist leader Ze’ev Jabotinsky,...
Jewish group asks Ukrainian president to help build large synagogue in Uman
Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelensky vowed on Monday to get to the bottom of an alleged corruption saga that has reportedly been holding up the construction of a synagogue in the city of Uman for...
Netanyahu, Zelensky sign bilateral cooperation deal boosting Israel-Ukrainian ties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed bilateral agreements on Monday, a day after the Israeli leader landed in Kiev for an official visit.
In a statement following the signing at...
Israel welcomes 121 new immigrants from Ukraine
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed 121 new immigrants (olim) from Ukraine on Monday morning at a reception held at the foot of their plane.
The olim, who arrived on a special flight organized by the...
Ukraine synagogue where Begin married gets first Torah scroll since World War II
The dedication of a Torah scroll at the restored Choral Synagogue took place on Wednesday in the Ukrainian town of Drohobych.
Yaakov Dov Bleich, the chief rabbi of Ukraine, dedicated a new Torah scroll together...