Jews from Ukraine: Yura Lifshits. How a Kiev resident stopped a train heading to Auschwitz with just one pistol and saved more than a hundred prisoners
In our section “Jews from Ukraine,” we will tell the story of the heroic act of Yuri Lifshits, a Kyiv native who stopped the “death train” heading to Auschwitz and saved over 100 Jews. His story is an example of heroism and courage that continues to inspire people to fight against injustice. On April 19, […]
On December 11, Ukraine celebrates the Day of Remembrance of Crimean Crimeans and Jews of Crimea – victims of Nazism.
In 1939, according to the census, 65,452 Jews lived in Crimea, of which more than 7 thousand were Crimeans. According to historical estimates, about 40 thousand Jews and Crimeans became victims of the Nazis in Crimea. After the Nazis were expelled from Crimea, only 499 Jews and Crimeans who lived here before the war remained […]
Ukrainian Yaroslava Levitskaya is the only Righteous Among the Nations who currently lives in Israel and was honored with a memorial sign during her lifetime
Haifa knows and honors a modest heroine — a native of Zolochiv (Lviv region, Ukraine). On February 12, 2025, she turned 90 years old. In the Righteous Among the Nations Garden in Haifa, where 20 memorial stones bear the names of those who saved Jews and once lived in the city, Yaroslava Levytska remains the […]
“We stay here to help communities” – the rabbi’s house in Kryvyi Rih was hit by a Russian strike: a direct hit on the Jewish community and miraculous salvation
In Kryvyi Rih on the evening of January 29, 2026, the home of the city’s chief rabbi and Chabad emissary Liron Ederi was heavily damaged by shelling. There were no fatalities. A security guard at the site sustained a minor shrapnel wound to the arm, which is currently being described as the main “bad thing […]
“Well, Adolf, you can rejoice”: a Kyiv resident who survived the Holocaust froze to death due to a blackout caused by Putin
“Well, Adolf, can you rejoice? Your followers, decades later, have picked up the banner and continue the work that humanity tried to end many years ago. They have learned your lessons and methods and are creatively developing them. However, don’t rush to rejoice. They will lose, just like you. You died in a bunker, they […]
American Jewish volunteer in shock: on the front lines in Ukraine – solidarity and support for Jews, in New York – hatred and anti-Israel hysteria. NY Post report
American Jewish drone operator Sam Nahins, who volunteered in Ukraine, told the NY Post why he felt safer on the front lines than among antisemitic slogans in New York. The article features his perspective on Ukrainian-American brotherhood and the unique role of Help is on WayUA. New York Post: An American Jew Found Respect in […]
“‘For Laying Flowers — 15 Days’: How the USSR Systematically Erased the Memory of the Holocaust”
On January 27, the world remembers the victims of the Holocaust. For millions of people, this date is associated not only with the memory of the catastrophe but also with the question: why in the Soviet Union was it spoken of in whispers for decades — or not spoken of at all. Historian Vitaly Nakhmanovich […]
The Kishinev pogrom: In 1903, the central authorities in Russia wanted Jewish blood to be shed, and that is exactly what happened.
The three-day pogrom of Kishinev’s Jews exactly 120 years ago (April 6 (19)–7 (20), 1903) left an indelible impression not only on the local Jewish population but also on the entire Jewish world. To this day, the memory of the pogrom does not fade, according to Moldovan Ambassador to Israel Alex Roitman, for whom the […]
And in response – “silence”: TASS, “Israeli bullets in the bodies of Iranian children” and permitted Russian anti-Semitism
The Russian state agency TASS published a material on January 21, 2026, titled “TASS: Israeli bullets found in the bodies of children killed in Iran” about the death of children during protests in Iran. The text is presented as “news” but is entirely based on claims from an anonymous source in the Iranian security forces. […]
Europe and the Shadows of Hate: Why Anti-Semitism is Returning and What Russia and Hamas Have to Do with It
War is once again changing the face of Europe — and not just on the fronts. Where slogans of tolerance and human rights once echoed, the whisper of old hatred is growing louder. Anti-Semitism — the ancient virus of the continent — is awakening again, rising from the underground layers of history to the streets […]
Two regimes, two names, one face: September 22 is the anniversary of the Soviet-Nazi parade in Brest in 1939 – which paved the way for the outbreak of World War II and the Holocaust
September 22, 1939 an event took place that they still try not to remember in Russia – a joint parade of Nazis and communists in Brest. It was a symbol of cooperation between two totalitarian regimes, which became a dark spot in the history of World War II. It is especially important to realize that […]
50 years ago, the USSR started by imposing the idea “Zionism = racism” on the world, and modern Russia, in alliance with Iran and anti-Israel forces, continues to exploit the same narrative — only under new slogans.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry reminded that on November 10, 1975, the USSR achieved the adoption of Resolution 3379, declaring Zionism a “form of racism”. Today, Russia, relying on Iran and its allies, repeats the same rhetoric under the guise of “fighting Nazism” in Ukraine. 50 Years Later: A Reminder from Israeli Diplomacy On November 10, […]
In the Ukrainian village where the father of Yitzhak Rabin and writer Haim Hazaz were born, Putin’s soldiers looted an Israeli flag from the library, which was gifted to the village by the state of Israel.
Let’s think about the symbolism of this action: Russian soldiers take the flag of Israel as a trophy from a Ukrainian village. Between the forests of the Chernobyl disaster zone, closed to visitors, and Bucha — the site of genocide perpetrated by the Russian army in the suburbs of Kyiv, lies the Ukrainian village of […]
From the Holocaust to Russian Bombing: The Story of Elvira Borts and Her Grandson – The Defender of Azovstal – How a Jewish Family in Mariupol (Ukraine) Survived Two Genocides + Video
“I survived the Holocaust and then under Russian bombs. The story is repeating itself. But Ukraine must survive.” Russia follows in the footsteps of the Nazis, destroying Ukrainians just as Hitler destroyed the Jews. “We thought this would not happen again. But Russia has proven that we were mistaken.” Elvira Borts’ story was shared at […]
Ukrainian Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky: an unrecognized hero who saved hundreds of Jews during the Holocaust
“We want to pay tribute to the man who saved hundreds of Jews,” — said the Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Reuven Azman. Andrey Sheptytsky in 2008, the Jewish community of Ukraine recognized him as a Righteous One. November 1 marked 80 years since the death of the Ukrainian Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytskywho was one of […]
Historical Falsification: How Russian Propaganda Obscured Centuries of Peaceful Coexistence between Ukrainians and Jews — UJE
“In fact, insistence on the anti-Semitism of Ukrainians was an important point on the agenda of Moscow propaganda, which then disappeared precisely because it was not successful. However, the slogan of denazification remains and continues to operate.” “Russian culture, one might even say, for the most part the Russian people, which was formed, of course, […]
The Evian Conference of 1938: Lessons for Those Who Believe That Israel “Should Not” Help Ukraine
Those who claim that “Israel is not obliged to help Ukraine” and that “every country has its own interests” should remember the consequences of such thinking at the Evian Conference, held from July 5 to 16, 1938. The fates of European Jews, whom the Third Reich had already deemed “subhumans,” were on the agenda. In […]
From “returning home” to a harsh break: how the “good Russian” Arseny Gonchukov lost the trust of Israelis and ended up in the zone of anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist Z-rhetoric
The story surrounding Arseniy Gonchukov in Israel became one of the most painful and illustrative for the Russian-speaking Israeli community at the beginning of 2026. It was not just a conflict between the author and the audience. It was a break in expectations, intensified by war, questions of identity, and language that proved stronger than […]
Antisemitism has global dimensions and goes beyond the conflict with Israel
This is not about an emotional outburst or a series of random incidents. A deliberate ideological offensive against the Jewish community is unfolding worldwide. This is stated by Israeli journalist and international observer Eldad Beck in an interview published on December 21, 2025. According to him, what is happening is unprecedented since the end of […]
“Good Without Borders: from Donbass to Gaza …” – an anti-Semitic and anti-Ukrainian forum was held in Russia
Under the banner of “humanitarian enlightenment,” an event titled “Good Without Borders from Donbass to Gaza and Sudan” took place in Russia. The organizers claimed it was a discussion about “mercy, helping civilians, and humanity beyond politics.” However, the actual content of the forum showed the opposite: the audience was offered an ideological product built […]