Jews from Ukraine: Moshe Segal from Poltava, the man who was arrested for blowing the shofar in Jerusalem on Yom Kippur
The story of Moshe (Moshe-Tzvi) Segal is the trajectory from Poltava to Jerusalem. Youth in the Ukrainian Jewish environment, strict study routine, and the first Zionist circles turn into a public gesture of freedom at the Western Wall on Yom Kippur in 1930. He gave the final sound of the shofar — tekiah gedolah — […]
On International Jewish Book Day, December 29, we remember the “Kiev Letter” of the 10th century, confirming the ancient ties between Ukraine and the Jewish people
International Jewish Book Day is celebrated annually on December 29 (International Jewish Book Day). This holiday symbolizes the rich literature and cultural heritage of the Jewish people, reflecting their influence on world culture. However, behind the celebration lie deep historical ties that unite Israel, Ukraine and the Jewish community. One of the brightest pages of […]
She was 100 years old: Righteous Among the Nations Lidia Savchuk – a Ukrainian whom both Hitler’s Nazism and Putin’s Rashism wanted to wipe off the face of the earth
At the beginning of November 2025, in Lucerne, Switzerland, Lidiya Klimovna Savchuk quietly passed away — one of the last living Ukrainian Righteous Among the Nations. She was 100 years old. Not a politician, not a media star — an ordinary woman at first glance, who once said “yes” to another’s life in her youth […]
Jews from Ukraine: Mila Kunis
Today we are talking about a Hollywood star – Mile Markovna Kunis! — New section 🔯 — Jews from Ukraine 🇺🇦 📍 Birth and emigration Born August 14, 1983 in Chernivtsi, Ukraine 🇺🇦. At the age of 7, she emigrated with her family to Los Angeles, USA 🇺🇸. 🕯 Tragic family story Many of Mila's […]
Israeli project “немалаנְמָלָה”: Enthusiasts connect Ukrainian and Jewish literature through translations, creating a cultural bridge between Israel and Ukraine
Project “немалаנְמָלָה” is a unique initiative aimed at bringing two cultures closer together through fiction. The main objective of the project is to translate works from Ukrainian into Hebrew and from Hebrew into Ukrainian. The initiators of the project are Asaf Bartov And Natalia Timkiv is an Israeli-Ukrainian family for whom it is important to […]
Discover 9 beautiful UNESCO World Heritage sites in Israel
Israel has many wonderful and significant attractions for all of humanity. 9 of them have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage list. Here they are: Masada, Old City of Acre, White City of Tel Aviv, Biblical Tels of Megiddo, Hazor, and Beersheba, Incense Route and Desert Cities in the Negev, Baha’i Holy Places in […]