Odessa has a street named after the outstanding Jewish physicist Joseph Fisher — what made him famous
A Jewish Physicist Who Changed Science In Odesa, 4th Suvorovska Street was officially renamed. It now bears the name of Yosyp (Joseph) Fisher — a prominent theoretical physicist of Jewish origin, whose scientific works remain a foundation for many modern studies. He was born in Minsk in 1919, but spent most of his professional life […]
The Israeli film that was going to be shot in Ukraine will return to Kyiv: what is behind the ‘Focus on Israel’ at the 17th Odesa International Film Festival
At the 17th Odesa International Film Festival in Kyiv, 3 new Israeli films will be shown. However, one of them has an almost vanished Ukrainian story from the current announcement: before the full-scale Russian invasion, the film “Mama” was created as a joint project of Ukraine and Israel and was supposed to be filmed in […]
Ukraine has started issuing special bulletproof vests to women. What do women in the IDF wear?
In July 2026, combat units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine received the first 2000 bulletproof vests adapted for female anatomy. NAnovosti compared the Ukrainian solution with what exists today in the IDF and other armies, and discovered an Israeli paradox: the local industry already produces female ballistic protection, but there is no public confirmation […]
Museum Robbers: How Moscow Steals and Appropriates Unique Artifacts of Ukraine’s Jewish Heritage – Investigation
“Local historians did not know where these artifacts of Jewish heritage in Ukraine had disappeared to until 2023, when they discovered photographs of the stolen items on the official website of the ‘Museum of the History of Jews in Russia’. Like ‘We didn’t steal — we saved’, notes Shimon Briman, comparing this to the same […]