Yaakov Dov Bleich Chief Rabbi of Ukraine, and UJE Advisory Board member spoke with iStandWithUkraine about sensitive issues related to Russia’s war against Ukraine. “He openly answers questions that many choose conveniently to avoid but...
Maksym P., Senior Lieutenant of the Israel Defense Forces (Tzahal), had one and a half months left on his contract when Russia's invasion of Ukraine began. He had served for five years, and immediately considered...
Another pertinent and engaging lecture by Henry Abramson. The lecture was delivered as part of the Touro Talks series from Touro University, on 6 April 2022.
Originally appeared in Russian @Dumskaya.net With the onset of large-scale Russian aggression, public life in Odesa has accelerated many times over. Volunteer, charitable, and creative projects have all gained momentum and are helping the city...
Join five distinguished scholars of Jewish, Russian, and Ukrainian studies in a discussion of how we can understand the war in Ukraine from the perspective of Jewish history and how the region's history may inform...
Among the most disgraceful words Vladimir Putin has uttered since he began this war are his calls to "denazify" Ukraine. Because this story is far from finished, and because we can always count on the...
Dear Friends, We have been watching the Russian invasion of Ukraine with horror and grave concern. To demonstrate our support for our Ukrainian-Canadian neighbours and the people of Ukraine, B'nai Brith Canada, The Centre for...
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By David Harris March 9, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin justified his current invasion of Ukraine by asserting the country needed to be denazified. It was a rather odd assertion, to say the least. Ukraine...
Henry Abramson briefly discusses the election of Volodomyr Zelensky in the larger context of Ukrainian-Jewish history. Recorded on 4 March 2022 with hope for a speedy return to peace for Ukraine and its people.
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