The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ukrainian-jews/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:27:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Ukrainian Jews | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ukrainian-jews/ 32 32 Amid Ukraine ceasefire, Jewish couples wed in joint ceremony in Kyiv https://www.timesofisrael.com/taking-advantage-of-ukraine-ceasefire-jewish-couples-wed-in-joint-ceremony-in-kyiv/ Mon, 11 May 2026 11:33:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3820867 A 92-year-old couple was among those married during the May 9-11 truce put in place in honor of Victory Day

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]]> Ukrainian Jewish school, orphanage struck in overnight Russian drone attack; no injuries https://www.timesofisrael.com/ukrainian-jewish-school-and-orphanage-struck-in-overnight-russian-drone-attack/ Fri, 01 May 2026 19:00:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3814490 Jewish institutions sustained serious damage; Russia launches over 600 drones at Ukraine in under 24 hours

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]]> After 4 years of war, Ukraine’s Jews face increasing sirens, shortages and uncertainty https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-4-years-of-war-ukraines-jews-face-increasing-sirens-shortages-and-uncertainty/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:55:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3760920 On the grim anniversary of the Russian invasion, those in the Jewish community who haven't fled meet in shelters to light Shabbat candles, while elderly rely on intermittent aid packages

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]]> Zelensky, flanked by Ukrainian rabbis, marks Holocaust Remembrance Day at Babyn Yar https://www.timesofisrael.com/zelensky-flanked-by-ukrainian-rabbis-marks-holocaust-remembrance-day-at-babyn-yar/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 20:56:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3742858 Ukraine's Jewish leader says rising antisemitism must be confronted, at site where Nazis and collaborators murdered 33,771 Jews over two days in 1941

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]]> Synagogue in Ukraine hit by missile; rabbi reportedly left moments earlier to affix mezuzah https://www.timesofisrael.com/synagogue-in-ukraines-kherson-hit-by-missile-rabbi-reportedly-left-moments-earlier-to-affix-mezuzah/ Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:26:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3672600 Chabad Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Wolff vows to 'strengthen community and rebuild' the Kherson shul after sanctuary 'completely destroyed,' cites 'clear moment' of divine supervision as no one hurt

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]]> Major wave of Russian drone strikes in Ukraine damages synagogue, kills rescuer https://www.timesofisrael.com/major-wave-of-russian-drone-strikes-in-ukraine-damages-synagogue-kills-rescuer/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 08:11:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3671897 'Russian terror does not spare anyone, including religious communities,' says Ukraine's Foreign Ministry after Russia launched some 130 drones overnight

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]]> Historic Odesa synagogue sustains heavy damage from Russian drone strike https://www.timesofisrael.com/historic-odesa-synagogue-sustains-heavy-damage-from-russian-drone-strike/ Thu, 07 Aug 2025 21:49:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3615623 Flames engulf Nachlas Eliezer after suicide drone crashes into building, in latest Russian attack to hit a Jewish communal space in Ukraine; no injuries reported

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]]> Body of Israeli man swept down Canadian river found after month-long hunt https://www.timesofisrael.com/body-of-israeli-man-swept-down-canadian-river-found-after-month-long-hunt/ Sun, 03 Aug 2025 07:37:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3612257 Illya Rechytskyy, 65, had last been seen in Cheakamus River, which he frequented while visiting daughter in British Columbia on trip extended by Iran war

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]]> Once a center of Jewish life, Berdychiv’s tiny community struggles amid Ukraine war https://www.timesofisrael.com/once-a-center-of-jewish-life-berdychivs-tiny-community-struggles-amid-ukraine-war/ Wed, 28 May 2025 03:36:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3553735 As conflict grinds on and funds are redirected to Israel in the wake of Oct. 7, religious survival is difficult for the few left in a town that was 80% Jewish before the Holocaust

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]]> On anniversary of Russia-Ukraine war, isolated Ukrainian Jews translate their prayers https://www.timesofisrael.com/on-anniversary-of-russia-ukraine-war-isolated-ukrainian-jews-translate-their-prayers/ Fri, 28 Feb 2025 03:40:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3490909 Many in the Jewish community seek translations of sacred texts as a way of fighting for their national and religious identity. A new children's prayer book marks the latest addition

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]]> Vitali Logvinchenko, 34: Fled Ukraine war, seeking safety in Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/vitali-logvinchenko-34-fled-ukraine-war-seeking-safety-in-israel/ Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:58:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3414278 Murdered by Hamas terrorists near Kibbutz Re'im on October 7

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]]> Kyiv Jewish school damaged in Russian drone strike https://www.timesofisrael.com/kyiv-jewish-school-damaged-in-russian-drone-strike/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 09:45:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3409060 Chabad-run community says nobody was harmed at school, though 9 were hurt nearby, but direct hit caused extensive damage to classrooms, the school shuttle and the student lounge

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]]> Funeral of Kyiv rabbi’s soldier son highlights Jewish community’s contribution to war https://www.timesofisrael.com/funeral-of-kyiv-rabbis-soldier-son-highlights-communitys-contribution-to-war-effort/ Sat, 14 Sep 2024 05:34:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3375197 Jews, non-Jews alike pay last respects to Anton 'Moty' Samborsky, son of Moshe Azman, one of Ukraine's self-declared chief rabbis; hundreds of Jewish soldiers said killed in war

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]]> Son of prominent Ukrainian rabbi killed on frontlines of war with Russia https://www.timesofisrael.com/son-of-prominent-ukrainian-rabbi-killed-on-frontlines-of-war-with-russia/ Wed, 11 Sep 2024 20:43:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3373863 Anton (Moty) Samborsky, son of Kyiv rabbi Moshe Azman, listed as missing since July; MK Yuli Edelstein says his 'heart breaks,' says Israelis and Ukrainians have shared experience

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]]> Baking matzah and defying blackouts, Dnipro’s Jews press on despite Ukraine war https://www.timesofisrael.com/baking-matzah-and-defying-blackouts-dnipros-jews-press-on-despite-ukraine-war/ Tue, 03 Sep 2024 19:13:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3362557 Less than 125 miles from the front line in the ongoing battle after Russia's invasion, operations in the Jewish community continue, providing needed support in harrowing times

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