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July 30, 2015, 10:22 pm
Ukraine war reinstates Jews’ dependence on foreign charity
Economic disruption and a steep drop in war-wracked nation's currency deliver crushing blow to home-grown philanthropy
By
Cnaan Liphshiz
July 1, 2015, 4:28 pm
Ukrainian Jew abducted by Russian separatists immigrates to Israel
While a tearfully thankful David and his wife were able to leave war-torn Ukraine, their daughter awaits her Ukrainian soldier husband's release from captivity
By
Amanda Borschel-Dan
June 23, 2015, 7:00 pm
Spanish town marks Jewish underground railroad
Catalonian village marks fifth such route Jews used to escape Europe to neutral Spain during WWII
By
Gedalyah Reback
May 1, 2015, 10:29 pm
When disaster strikes: Where Jewish aid is going in Nepal
In Israel, the earthquake meant dispatching first responders; in America, it meant raising, allocating money; and some groups were on the ground already
By
Uriel Heilman
April 2, 2015, 4:58 am
Dodging bombs, Ukrainian Jewish refugee flees hometown
With thousands of other Jews, Masha Shumatskaya, 23, leaves war-torn Donetsk behind; welfare groups struggle to help the displaced and impoverished
By
Uriel Heilman
March 27, 2015, 4:42 pm
For Ukraine’s Jews, $50 can stave off starvation
With no pensions or salaries, the growing displaced Jewish population is increasingly reliant upon international donations
By
Amanda Borschel-Dan
February 10, 2015, 10:47 pm
Rockets hit Jewish welfare center in Ukraine
No casualties reported as dud missiles slam into building housing Jewish organization in country's east
By
JTA
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Justin Jalil
December 21, 2014, 12:12 am
In Lugansk, an icy Ukraine winter tests a war-torn community
The remnants of the decimated Jewish community gather to light Hanukkah candles during the day to avoid violence
By
Cnaan Liphshiz
November 21, 2014, 4:26 pm
Salvaged US medical supplies help fight Ebola in Africa
Alongside the JDC, Afya founder Danielle Butin enlists local Jewish volunteers to collect and send surplus equipment to aid those facing the epidemic
By
Renee Ghert-Zand
November 14, 2014, 3:31 pm
Limmud FSU goes back to Galicia, to build a Jewish future
Away from the tumult of war, Limmud Lviv brings Jews from the former Soviet Union together for an intense weekend of learning -- and community building
By
Yifa Yaakov
November 7, 2014, 6:01 pm
Are the Jewish Federations delivering on their promises?
Ahead of Sunday's General Assembly, a point-by-point look at some of JFNA's stated goals -- and whether it is meeting them
By
Uriel Heilman
October 24, 2014, 8:04 am
Moscow JCC renamed for JDC’s Ralph Goldman
The late Jewish leader had spearheaded covert US Jewish aid to Soviet Jews behind the Iron Curtain
By
JTA
October 7, 2014, 1:53 pm
Long-time JDC leader Ralph Goldman dies at 100
Also a central figure in Israel's establishment, Goldman was a driving force behind the the Joint's development into a leading Jewish humanitarian group
By
Spencer Ho
September 14, 2014, 2:57 pm
Belarussian Jews celebrate JDC ex-leader’s 100th birthday
Ralph Goldman honored as part of Limmud FSU's opening ceremony
By
JTA
September 6, 2014, 6:23 am
Crimea and Israel form backdrop to new thought-provoking novel
A famous former Soviet refusenik faces the man who denounced him to the KGB in David Bezmozgis' 'The Betrayers'
By
Renee Ghert-Zand
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