Ukrainian refugees

Ukrainian immigrants to Israel who fled fighting in Ukraine arrive on a rescue flight at Ben Gurion Airport, on March 17, 2022. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)

May 24, 2022, 6:24 pm

Some Ukrainian refugee families getting kicked out of absorption hotels — report

Landlords reportedly reluctant to rent to new immigrants due to lack of income; Immigration Ministry says everyone will be taken care of

By TOI staff

May 23, 2022, 6:13 pm

Israel to extend visas of Ukrainian refugees, allow them to work

Decision applies to Ukrainians who came after the Russian invasion; those who were in Israel illegally before won’t be allowed to work; Shaked to reexamine issue in 30 days

By TOI staff

Demonstrators carry placards and Ukrainian flags during a protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, on Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv, May 8, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

May 17, 2022, 4:38 pm

Court rules Israel must grant work permits to Ukrainian refugees

Judge accuses Interior Ministry of violating rights of those given refuge in country amid Russian invasion by preventing them from working

By TOI staff

People clear a residential area after a Russian airstrike in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on May 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

May 7, 2022, 10:09 pm

Russia ramps up offensive in eastern Ukraine ahead of Victory Day parades

Kyiv says all women, children and elderly evacuated from besieged Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol; Biden announces another military aid package worth $150 million

By Joshua MELVIN and David Stout

Karina Andreiko, a 5-year-old Ukrainian girl, is about to undergo heart surgery by a team led by Dr. Sagi Assa, head of invasive pediatric cardiology, from the Save A Child's Heart non-profit organization, at the Wolfson Medical center in Holon, near Tel Aviv, May 2, 2022. (AP Photo/ Ariel Schalit)

May 2, 2022, 9:54 pm

5-year-old Ukrainian girl receives lifesaving treatment in Israel

Karina Andreiko, diagnosed with a defect between her heart chambers, receives treatment with the help of Save a Child’s Heart

By Moshe Edri

Yamina MK Ayelet Shaked at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on April 5, 2021, after meeting with President Reuven Rivlin for consultations on which lawmaker should form the next government. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

May 2, 2022, 8:32 pm

Judge, interior minister trade accusations amid complaint of alleged interference

Michal Agmon-Gonen alleges ‘disruption’ of court proceedings by Ayelet Shaked, who claims judge unethically asked her for support

By TOI staff

Nigerian students Funke Oluwatosin, left, and Deborah Ologbenla, right, pose for photos in Hillel sweatshirts. (Courtesy of Rabbi Jeremy Borovitz via JTA)

May 2, 2022, 4:17 am

A long, strange journey: 2 Nigerian students flee Ukraine, end up at Berlin Hillel

German Jewish community center shelters pair who were studying in Kyiv; it is now campaigning and raising funds so they can complete their medical training in US

By Joe Baur

Julia Milner and Yuri Milner attend the 2020 Breakthrough Prize Red Carpet at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, November 3, 2019. (Ian Tuttle/Getty Images for Breakthrough Prize via JTA)

April 29, 2022, 11:20 am

Russian Jewish billionaire to donate $100 million for Ukrainian refugee relief

Yuri Milner made billions in Silicon Valley with early support from the Kremlin, but has avoided Western sanctions and is now seeking to distance himself from Putin

By Asaf Shalev

Holocaust survivors take part in The March of the Living in honour of the victims of the Holocaust, at the site of the Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim, Poland, on April 28, 2022. (Wojtek Radwanski/AFP)

April 28, 2022, 9:52 pm

After 2-year pandemic hiatus, thousands take part in Auschwitz March of the Living

Eight survivors lead 2,500 participants, with some believing this year could be last time they will be able to attend event; first official delegation from UAE also joins in

By Yaakov Schwartz and TOI staff

A Ukrainian woman prays during an orthodox Easter service for Ukrainians, both residents and refugees, in Melzo, in the outskirts of Milan, on April 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Alberto Pellaschiar)

April 26, 2022, 2:38 pm

More than 8 million Ukrainians expected to flee as refugees this year, UN says

Refugee agency doubles its aid appeal for those stuck inside the war-ravaged country, seeking a budget boost to reach 8.7 million people in most dire need of assistance

By AFP

Ukrainians refugees receive their entry papers to Israel, at an emergency shelter in Chisinau, Moldova, March 15, 2022. (Flash90)

April 25, 2022, 10:07 pm

Over 15,000 have immigrated to Israel since Russia invaded Ukraine: ministry

Three times as many Ukrainians have moved to Israel in the past 2 months than in all of 2021, along with thousands of Russians and Belarusians, in massive migration wave

By Judah Ari Gross

Oliwia Dabrowska on the Ukrainian border in 2022; and as a child in the film 'Schindler's List' (Instagram; screenshot)

April 22, 2022, 8:36 pm

Girl in red coat from ‘Schindler’s List’ helps refugee children on Ukraine border

Volunteering with people fleeing to Poland, Oliwia Dabrowska, now 32, says she sees echoes of her iconic character in the kids she meets; hopes she can inspire action in others

By TOI staff

People participating in the March of the Living at the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp site in Poland, as Israel marks annual Holocaust Memorial Day, on May 2, 2019 (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)

April 22, 2022, 12:48 am

Ukrainian refugees to join March of Living at Auschwitz

Some 2,500 people from 25 countries will take part in April 28 event at former Nazi death camp in first commemoration to be held since COVID outbreak

By Cnaan Liphshiz

Palestinians chant slogans and wave Hamas flags during a protest against Israel, in front of the Dome of the Rock shrine at the Aqsa Mosque compound atop the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, April 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

April 17, 2022, 2:01 pm

Daily Briefing Apr. 17: Riots on Temple Mount as Passover, Ramadan & Easter converge

Editor David Horovitz and military correspondent Emanuel Fabian update us on skirmishes at holy flashpoint, coalition calculations and new Iron Beam anti-missile technology

By TOI staff

Firefighters work to extinguish multiple fires after a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on April 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

April 17, 2022, 12:17 pm

Kyiv pauses civilian evacuations from eastern Ukraine amid ceasefire disagreement

Russia claims to have ‘destroyed’ military factory outside Kyiv as fears mount of a renewed offensive by Moscow

By AFP