Jewish Open Space in Kyiv: Yiddish, DJ, Rosh Hashanah, and a festival backed by the Messianic Jewish community
In Kyiv, two September days of Jewish Open Space took place. In the photos, everything looks quite easy: young people are laughing, someone is dancing, Yiddish is heard, there is a playground nearby, workshops. After the second weekend, the organizers wrote that despite the security situation, the festival took place and became a ‘place of […]
VPN, ad blocker, and DNS in Israel: what really protects your phone and computer — and what no service can do
The phone connected to Wi-Fi at the airport. On the website, a banner covers half the screen, followed by a “allow notifications” window, and in the evening, an SMS supposedly from a delivery service arrives with a link to pay a few shekels. On another day, a familiar foreign service suddenly decides that logging in […]
Memory or Propaganda — How the ‘Immortal Regiment’ Became a Test for the West, Israel, and Jewish Conscience
There are topics where the argument begins not with facts, but with substitution. As soon as you say that the ‘Immortal Regiment’ in its current form has become part of Russian state propaganda, a convenient accusation immediately arises: so, you are against the memory of the fallen. But this is a false argument. The question […]
“Favorite Ukrainian Songs” by the sea on the roof of the ancient Armenian monastery in Jaffa: Vasyl Mishchenko October 24, 2026 in Israel
On October 24, 2026, a concert by Ukrainian singer Vasyl Mishchenko — a semifinalist of the fourth season of “Voice of the Country” and a member of Svyatoslav Vakarchuk’s team — will take place in Jaffa. The evening program includes live performances of Ukrainian songs, piano, acoustic guitar, cello, and a vocal duet. Author: Pavel […]
14 senators demanded that Trump cancel Putin’s invitation to the G20 – ‘Russia is helping Iran attack American military personnel’
In Washington, Republicans and Democrats issued a joint appeal to the President of the United States. They demand not to allow Putin to attend the December G20 summit in Miami and directly link this issue to the Russian war against Ukraine and military support for Iran. For Israel, there is a separate aspect in this […]
9 kilometers to Kherson, 20 to food: how the Russian occupation turned the Ukrainian Oleshky into a city on the brink of starvation
In the Russian-occupied Oleshky of the Kherson region, people are making soup from wild greens, trying to walk twenty kilometers on mined roads for food, and the hospital is asking residents to bring at least some grains for bedridden patients. The last successful food delivery took place on May 26, 2026. Since then, normal supply […]
In Ukraine, an open online course by Anna Shternshis on Jewish life during the Soviet period is starting – anyone can join from October to December 2026 – from the ‘Culture League’ to the ‘Doctors’ Plot’
On October 1, 2026, the open online course “The Short 20th Century. Jewish Life in Ukraine, 1917–1991” (The Short 20th Century. Jewish Life in Ukraine, 1917–1991) will start — 10 lectures on the history of Jews in Ukraine throughout almost the entire Soviet period. From the revolution and the vibrant Yiddish culture of the 1920s […]
Virtual phone number in Israel without a SIM card: calls within Israel and from around the world for individuals and businesses – Zadarma
A virtual phone number allows you to receive calls over the internet without purchasing a physical SIM card for the desired country. Let’s figure out how this communication works, what numbers can be connected in Zadarma, who they are suitable for, and what restrictions should be known in advance. A person can live in Israel […]
Jews from Ukraine: Mordechai Shenhavi – creator and first leader “Yad Vashem”
January 27, International Day of Remembrance of the Holocaust Victims. In Israel, on the mountain of memory in Jerusalem, is located “Yad Vashem” – A place that for many has become a symbol of sorrow, memory and hope. Today we want to tell in the heading “Jews from Ukraine “ You are a story Mordechai […]
Odessa awarded the title of Honorary Citizen to Roman Shvartsman, a Holocaust witness, head of the Association of Jewish Prisoners of Ghettoes and Concentration Camps
On September 2, 2025, Odessa Mayor Gennady Trukhanov, on behalf of the entire city, presented Roman Shvartsman with the title of “Honorary Citizen of the City of Odessa”. They congratulate him warmly and in a homely way, calling him “our Romochka”. They emphasize that he truly deserves this award. As is customary in Jewish tradition, […]