Jews in Ukraine

Moldova hires first chief rabbi in 12 years, new chapter for revived Jewish community - interview

Chabad played an instrumental in Moldova since the outbreak of war in Ukraine in 2022, providing support for refugees, coordinating travel and in general providing a base for those in need.

AUGUST 4, 2026|ByMATHILDA HELLER

Rabbi Menachem Mendel Axelrod, Chief Rabbi of the Republic of Moldova.

Jewish families at a JRNU respite camp in the mountains.

Kyiv Jews return from Carpathian retreat into night of Russian strikes

After spending nine days at a respite camp in the mountains, Jewish families from the Simcha community returned to one of the heaviest drone and missile attacks that Kyiv has seen in recent months.

JULY 2, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

One of the couples who got married this weekend in Kyiv.

Jewish couples get married in Kyiv for first time since war started thanks to weekend ceasefire

The Jewish Community Center Beit Menachem from Kyiv held a mass wedding ceremony over the weekend that included couples of all ages, including a pair aged 92.

MAY 11, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

AN APARTMENT building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine April 23, 2026.

Dnipro Jewish community leader’s home damaged in Russian strike, wounding child

The child is recovering, but the Jewish community and Dnipro’s other residents have been suffering under an unrelenting barrage of Russian drones and missile attacks over the last week.

APRIL 23, 2026|ByMICHAEL STARR

Ukraine chief rabbi: Israel and Ukraine both fight 'axis of evil'

Ukrainian chief rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman told The Post that the way for the Jewish people to win against those seeking their harm is through education.

FEBRUARY 22, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR

Ukrainian chief rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman speaks at the Gala for the Yael Foundation Conference improving Jewish education.

Ukrainian Jews: Don’t forget about us, the war is not over

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: "I want to say to all the Jewish communities that we are in war; we are in a bad situation, we want to know that the Jews of the world are thinking about us."

FEBRUARY 16, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR

MASHA IS a student at the Odesa Chabad school who fled Kherson with her aunt.

Jewish rep. seen posing with Ukrainian soldiers wearing Nazi symbols

These soldiers are part of the Azov Assault Brigade, a unit that has garnered controversy for its alleged ties to neo-Nazi ideologies.

OCTOBER 6, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN

Members of Azov battalion attend a rally on the Volunteer Day honouring fighters, who joined the Ukrainian armed forces during a military conflict in the country's eastern regions, in central Kiev, Ukraine March 14, 2020.

Zaporizhzhia Jewish community celebrates Sukkot amidst war

Zaporozhye's central Sukkah serves as a focal point for the community's resilience.

OCTOBER 4, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN

Zaporozhye's Jewish community celebrates Sukkot amidst war

In Kharkiv, rockets fail to dampen Jewish Rosh Hashanah spirit

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN

Rosh Hashanah celebrations across Ukraine

Zelensky to Ukrainian rabbis: 'We need greater support from Israel'

The Jewish population here has united its destiny with Ukraine and is actively shaping its future," Rabbi Kamintzky declared.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN

Zelensky posing with Ukrainian Jewish leaders

High Holidays’ roll call of ruin, is heartbreakingly real for the Ukrainian Jews - opinion

For Ukrainian Jews, the terrible things we fear are an unfortunate reality.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023ByALEX WEISLER/JTA

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish family takes part in the Tashlikh ritual, to symbolically cast away sins, ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in Ashdod, Israel, October 3, 2022.

Chabad of Poland launches appeal for Ukrainian, Polish Jews during Rosh Hashanah

Since the start of the war, Chabad of Poland has seen an expenditure rise of more than $2m., so now they are requesting help ahead of the High Holy Days.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF