From the Liveblog of
Thursday, February 24, 2022
Jewish Agency opens hotline for Ukrainian Jews
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
The Jewish Agency opens hotlines for Israeli relatives of Ukrainian Jews and for those in Ukraine looking for assistance or to immigrate to Israel.
Throughout the rising tensions, the Jewish Agency has not seen a rush of Ukrainian Jews looking to move to the Jewish state.
The hotline is opened together with the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ). It will operate in Hebrew, Ukrainian, and Russian.
“The Jewish Agency and The Fellowship, in coordination with the relevant government ministries, are on the ground and prepared to address various needs following the escalation in Ukraine,” Yaakov Hagoel, acting chairman of the Executive of The Jewish Agency, says in a statement.
Emergency hotline numbers are as follows:
Calling from Ukraine
Toll Free 0800504603
Local Numbers
0442300478
380936517177
380960979851
0638318336
380504691840
For Relatives in Israel
Toll Free 1800228055 extension 4
02 6367714
02 6461447
Central Train Station in Kyiv, Ukraine is flooded with people who are trying to escape from the city after Russian Military attack. pic.twitter.com/bUO2GYFnl3
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