Righteous Among the Nations Ivan Vovchuk was Stepan Bandera’s deputy in the OUN and saved Jews. His story should be revealed – opinion
He was the vice-president of the Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council (UHVR, chairman Roman Shukhevych), deputy Stepan Bandera in the OUN and at the same time he is a “Righteous Among the Nations”. Fedor Vovk (in emigration – Ivan Vovchuk), together with his wife Yelizaveta Shkandel, saved many Jews in Nazi-occupied Nikopol, says in The Jerusalem […]
Shmuel Agnon: Jewish writer, Nobel Prize laureate from Galicia (Ukraine)
In his native Buchach, a monument was erected in his honor, one of the city’s streets is named after him, and a bas-relief of the writer is at the entrance to the local “ART-Court.” Shmuel Agnon (born July 17, 1888, Buchach, Ukraine) is a famous Jewish writer whose life and work are closely connected with […]
Ukraine looks at Israel’s experience: how the state should support families of fallen soldiers
In Ukraine, the issue is being raised again, which cannot be reduced only to payments, documents, and formal statuses. It concerns the families of fallen defenders — how the state informs them of the most terrible news, who remains by their side after the funeral, and why support cannot end with just compensation. In the […]
“Chornitsa”. In Israel, there is a rock band that writes and sings in Ukrainian.
On April 26, 2024, in Rishon LeZion at the Bella Ciao club, the rock band Chornitsa will perform with their original songs and Ukrainian covers (Acoustic). Tickets and details here – https://www.eventer.co.il/wyqj7 Original songs and Ukrainian hits. “Odin v kanoe”, “Vopli Vidoplyasova”, “Okean Elzy” …. The folk-rock band “Chornitsa” founded by immigrants from Ukraine presents […]
The Chief Rabbi of Ukraine discussed religious freedom during the war at the US Embassy
Russia is destroying not only cities: the Chief Rabbi of Ukraine discussed with the US strikes on religious communities. The Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Reuven Asman reported on June 22, 2026, about a meeting at the US Embassy in Ukraine with Spencer Chretien, a representative of the US Department of State. The rabbi’s message […]
Jews from Ukraine: Aaron David Gordon – Ukrainian roots of the Zionist ideologist and the history of “Gordonia”
Aaron David Gordon – Ukrainian Jew, philosopher and ideologist of working Zionism. His ideas inspired the youth in Alia and the creation of kibbutsev in Palestine. The history of the path from the Zhytomyr region to Dgania in our constant column “Jews from Ukraine“. Childhood and youth in Troyanov Aaron David Gordon Born on June […]
Israel entered the TOP-5 countries by the number of visits to Ukraine in 2025: what is behind this figure
Israel ranked in the top five countries whose citizens most frequently visited Ukraine in 2025. At first glance, this may seem like ordinary tourism statistics, but in reality, it signifies a much deeper change: after the start of Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine, the travel map to Ukraine changed, with Russia and Belarus disappearing from […]
Ukrainian cafe “Familia” in Israel in Rishon de Zion: how a married couple created a cafe that won the hearts of local residents
Journalists mynet talked about the unusual cafe “Familia”, which recently opened in Rishon LeZion (Zadal 5 Rishon Le Zion, Israel – on the map near the City Park “גן המושבה, ראשון לציון”). The owners of the establishment, repatriates from Ukraine Artem and Alena Bibenko, arrived in Israel only four years ago, but have already managed […]
Crimea is crumbling under Ukraine’s strikes: Russian logistics are burning, occupiers are evacuating families
Occupied Crimea has once again become the center of events. Over several days — from the night of June 20 to June 22, 2026 — a series of strikes hit Russian military facilities, logistics, energy, port infrastructure, and air defense systems across the peninsula. For Israel, this topic does not seem distant. Crimea is not […]
How for the first time in the world a fallen IDF soldier was commemorated in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv
This is the first case in world practice where a street in a city outside of Israel has been named after a fallen IDF soldier. A street in Kharkiv has been named after Sergeant of the Israel Defense Forces Alexei (Asher) Neikov, who saved dozens of children from death during a terrorist attack on a […]