Tag: Ukraine
Ukraine more antisemitic than Russia: ADL survey
The latest installment of the antisemitism index “Global 100,” which the Anti-Defamation League released on May 31, ostensibly has good news for Ukrainian Jews.
Jew-hatred in Ukraine declined from a record 46% index score in...
Kyiv honors Jewish Federations of North America for war-relief support
The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) is among groups and countries recognized in Kyiv and honored by the planting of seven Japanese cherry trees in the Ukrainian capital.
The countries include the United States,...
On ‘Remembrance Day,’ Zelenskyy asks Dutch to mourn dead Ukrainians
On a visit to the Netherlands on the country’s Remembrance Day—held annually on May 4 at 8 p.m. to commemorate soldiers and civilians who died in World War II, and in other wars and peacekeeping...
Israeli minister calls out Poland, Greece and Ukraine over antisemitism
Israeli Diaspora Affairs Ministry Amichai Chikli sent letters to Poland, Greece and Ukraine this week expressing his concern over antisemitic incidents in those countries.
In a letter to Greece’s Ambassador to Israel Kyriakos Loukakis on...
Iranian aid to Russia altered Kyiv-Jerusalem relationship, Ukrainian ambassador says
Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States told a gathering of Jewish media this week that Iran’s partnership with Russia has forced her country and the world to “rethink” how they deal with Iran.
Oksana Markarova...
Iraq anniversary reminds us that avoiding war isn’t always wrong
As a general rule of thumb, it’s always best to avoid analogies to Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill and Neville Chamberlain. The trio of the greatest villain in history, the hero who defeated him, and...
Israeli political and defense brass review Ukraine policy
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a meeting on Tuesday to discuss military support for Ukraine as it fends off a Russian invasion now entering its second year.
Hebrew media reported that the premier was...
Chicago’s Ukrainian Jewish community reflects on war and troubled history of Soviet past
Ukrainian Jews who have settled in Illinois since war began in their country a year ago report that the state has been largely pro-Ukraine and that those who seemed initially hesitant to support the...
One year into the war, the displacement, physically and emotionally, of Ukrainian Jews
PART TWO OF TWO STORIES
The term “displaced persons” doesn’t always capture adequately how much of a geographical impact wars have. Diana Bukman, who is now half a world away from a colleague in Ukraine...
One year into the war, Jewish humanitarian efforts remain in full throttle in Ukraine
PART ONE OF TWO STORIES
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches its one-year anniversary on Friday, North American Jewish leaders at the forefront of humanitarian aid to Ukraine are appreciative of the ways Jews...