Jews from Ukraine: Ruth Kluger-Aliav — from Kyiv and Chernivtsi to secret ships, the only woman in the first team of ‘Mossad LeAliyah Bet’, who led Jews to the shores of Eretz Israel
In the summer of 1939, a train with Polish Jews was under guard in Romanian Constanța. These people were supposed to transfer to the Tiger Hill — an old steamship prepared for an illegal voyage to Eretz Israel. But the Romanian authorities received orders to stop further dispatch of such groups, and the train was […]
Video: Ukrainian Community in Israel: Language, Politics, and Breaking with Russian Narratives. Michael Goldstein – UDM Israel – “Balachki” #4
NAnews presents a review of the podcast “BalachkI” with Michael Goldstein. The Ukrainian community in Israel and key topics — language, politics, volunteering, barriers for Russians, and relations between Ukraine and Israel. The Ukrainian community in Israel: language, politics and breaking away from Russian narratives NAnews presents a new review: premiere of the 4th episode […]
“The world already understands us” – Ukraine and Israel: why it no longer works
On October 2, 2026, Ukrainian publicist Valeriy Pekar wrote a rather biting column about Ukraine approaching a dangerous point. His formula is intentionally taken almost to the point of absurdity: if you gather the latest statements heard in different parts of the world, you might get a picture where Ukrainians have already ‘colonized’ Africa, armed […]
Soviet ban on memory: exhibition of unrealized memorial of Babi Yar from 1965 opens in Kyiv
“Returning our own past and dismantling the myths created by the Soviet authorities about the Holocaust is one of the strategic directions of the National Historical and Memorial Preserve Babyn Yar,” said its director, Roza Tapanova, in her opening speech. She emphasized that the 1965 competition was a hope for the community to honor the […]
“Never again is also about responsibility”: Refat Chubarov reminded that in Babyn Yar, the Nazis killed not only Jews
The head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, Refat Chubarov, on the 85th anniversary of the mass shootings at Babi Yar, reminded not only of the 33,771 Jews killed here in two days in September 1941, but also of other victims of the Nazis — Roma, prisoners of war, Ukrainian underground fighters, and […]
Historical Roots of Jewish Surnames in Ukraine: Cultural Ties and Centuries-Old Coexistence — Opinion
Every autumn, the city of Uman in the Cherkasy region of Ukraine becomes a place of pilgrimage for thousands of Jews from all over the world who come to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. This event symbolizes not only a religious tradition, but also a deep historical connection between the Jewish people and […]
Ukrainian oil is already in Israeli supermarkets: Ukraine’s exports have almost halved, but Israel remains one of the main buyers
FERMA and Roshen on our shelves, Ukrainian butter in 25-kilogram blocks for the food industry, hundreds of tons of deliveries over eight months. Ukraine is losing export revenue, while Israel ranks among the top three largest buyers of its butter. How much do we buy, where is Ukrainian production sold, and what share of the […]
Video: UA Code. Olga Brodskaya is the founder of the first Ukrainian-speaking Israeli community “Prostir”
In the new episode of the channel UA Code — an interesting interview with Olga Brodskaya, the founder of the first Ukrainian-speaking Jewish community “Prostir” in Tel Aviv. The video was published on March 12, 2025, in the series “Know Our People” Episode No. 4. Olga Brodskaya Host, editing – Elena Ginzburg. Filming, sound – […]
How Israel condemned Russian strikes on Ukraine since 2022: from ‘a serious violation of the international order’ to ‘Russian attacks on Kyiv’
On September 25, 2026, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Russian attacks on Kyiv following the death of a 14-year-old Israeli citizen. But this statement is far from the first. Over four and a half years of war, Israeli diplomacy has several times directly named Russia, sometimes spoke more cautiously, and at certain periods […]
Jewish defender of Ukraine Zvi Hirsch from Odessa died in battle for Ukraine – he dreamed of a restaurant, but chose the front
NAnews presents a news overview of the story of Tzvi Hirsh (Grigory), a 32-year-old soldier of the 34th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who died defending Ukraine on the Kherson front line. His death is not just a tragedy — it is a symbol of unity between the Jewish and […]