Jewish History and the Maccabean Wars: Ukrainian History Channel Wild Fox Creates 10-Hour Video in Ukrainian
On January 18, 2025, Ukrainian historical channel Wild Fox presented a unique 10-hour stream, entirely dedicated to the history of the Jewish people in ancient times. This project covers events from the Persian king Cyrus II the Great, who allowed the Jews to return to Judea, to the Maccabean Revolt (166-142 BCE), which led to […]
4 Ukrainian Jews Become Among the Richest Immigrants to the US According to Forbes
How did four Ukrainian Jews — Jan Koum, Leonid Radvinsky, Michael Polsky and Max Levchin — go from childhood in Kyiv, Odesa and the Kharkiv region to a combined net worth of over $25 billion in the United States? Each of them founded or led a world‑class company: Jan Koum was one of the creators of […]
Alaska without agreement: why Lavrov’s statement became a nervous attempt by the Kremlin to rewrite negotiations with the USA
The summit in Anchorage, which took place on August 15, 2025, has once again become the focus of political attention. The reason was the statements of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov following the words of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Washington and Moscow did not conclude any agreement to end the war in […]
The path from Kyiv to Haifa: Mark Golenkov — a product of Kyiv’s youth football, hero of Maccabi Haifa U19’s victory over Barcelona in the UEFA Youth League
Almost 4 years ago, with the start of Putin’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine, a 13-year-old teenager Mark Golenkov arrived in Israel from Kyiv. A repatriate. A goalkeeper. A guy who had been training in the Ukrainian football environment and living a normal child’s life, where training was the main event of the day. And then […]
Jews from Ukraine: Vladimir Zeev Jabotinsky (continued)
As promised, we continue our discussion of a Jew from Ukraine – Ze'ev Jabotinsky. #jewsukraine 📝 The biography of Vladimir Zeev is really full of interesting facts, so today we are publishing the second of two posts about him. — First see – Jews from Ukraine: Vladimir Zeev Jabotinsky. 👦🏻 Childhood and youth: Vladimir Jabotinsky […]
“Was there a boy?”: Organizers of the rally in Kyiv reject accusations of a “Nazi salute,” Ukrainian authorities remain silent: what happened on June 21 at Maidan and why it is important for Ukraine and Israel
On June 21, 2026, the center of Kyiv became the site of several public events that later became the focus of an international information dispute. On Independence Square and nearby, the KyivPride March, Tradition March, and March for the Protection of Family, Children, and Ukraine took place. The police were on site, security measures were […]
Ukrainian Berdichev Jewish Cemetery: stones that remember more than archives
A cemetery where history stands not in rows, but in wounds The Jewish cemetery in Berdychiv is not just an old necropolis on the map of Ukraine. It is a place where the stones look as if the earth has been trying for many years to push out a memory that cannot be completely buried. […]
“We ask you for salvation”: May 16 – 3 years since the appeal of a Jewish Azov fighter to the Israeli government: “On the ruins of the Azovstal plant, there are Jews like you and me”
The defense of Azovstal lasted from March 18 to May 16, 2022, on the territory of the Mariupol Metallurgical Plant “Azovstal”. It took place as part of the battle for Mariupol during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian forces besieged the plant for a long time, and on May 16, 2022, the Ukrainian garrison surrendered […]
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 […]
Washington Memorandum without Iran: Israel and Lebanon sign a peace framework, while Hezbollah threatens with civil war
On June 27, 2026, Lebanese media published the full text of the Washington Memorandum between Israel and Lebanon — a framework document signed the day before in Washington with the participation of the United States. According to Reuters, the agreement was signed on June 26 at the US State Department after several days of negotiations; […]