“We ask you for salvation”: May 16 – 3 years since the appeal of a Jewish Azov fighter to the Israeli government: “On the ruins of the Azovstal plant, there are Jews like you and me”
The defense of Azovstal lasted from March 18 to May 16, 2022, on the territory of the Mariupol Metallurgical Plant “Azovstal”. It took place as part of the battle for Mariupol during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian forces besieged the plant for a long time, and on May 16, 2022, the Ukrainian garrison surrendered […]
Video: “SHO?” – how trials, faith and support turned the restaurant into a “place of power” for Ukrainians in Israel – Ganna Andrienko on the UDM Israel channel
Hanna Andriienko shares the story of transforming a karaoke club into the restaurant “SHO?”, the wave of challenges she faced, and how her project brings together the Ukrainian and Jewish communities in Tel Aviv and Israel. On July 9, 2025, the second episode of the “Balachky” podcast was released on the UDM Israel channel, in […]
The joint history of Ukrainians and Jews: an exhibition on the mutual influence of cultures opened in Zhytomyr – video
On January 28, 2026, in Zhytomyr, a traveling exhibition “Journey with the ‘Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter’: From Antiquity to 1939” opened at the regional literary museum. The exhibition immediately sets a broad historical scale — from early contacts to the dramatic threshold of World War II — and offers a look at the past without simplifications and […]
“Chornitsa”. In Israel, there is a rock band that writes and sings in Ukrainian.
On April 26, 2024, in Rishon LeZion at the Bella Ciao club, the rock band Chornitsa will perform with their original songs and Ukrainian covers (Acoustic). Tickets and details here – https://www.eventer.co.il/wyqj7 Original songs and Ukrainian hits. “Odin v kanoe”, “Vopli Vidoplyasova”, “Okean Elzy” …. The folk-rock band “Chornitsa” founded by immigrants from Ukraine presents […]
Video: “The main Zionist predicted the outcome of the ‘Special Military Operation’ a century ago: Ukrainians will win.” Lecture by historian A. Paliy
Premiere date: October 21, 2025. The main Zionist predicted the outcome of the “SVO” a century ago: Ukrainians will win. Lecture by historian A. Paliy
nothing — Ukrainian cultural space in Jaffa (Israel): from the laboratory of emotions to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine — video UDM Israel
“We are confident that people who come to such events do not support Russian aggression. We try to cut off those who support the Putin regime.” “If a Russian-language event is organized, then all proceeds from it go to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).” “We don't allow racist crap, and we try to […]
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 […]
“Doré Chee” – a live musical journey where Ukrainian word meets trip-hop, prog-groove, ethnic, and improvisation – Haifa, Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv in January 2025
“The decision was spontaneous — without long announcements, literally a week before the concert. We were also pushed by what continues to happen in Ukraine. Therefore, part of the proceeds from the concert will go to support the children’s fund in Ukraine — ‘Corporation of Monsters’.” The program is performed in Ukrainian. “This is a […]
Video: “Putin would have run away with his tail between his legs”: the idea of a triple alliance of Israel, Ukraine, and Germany – Grigory Tamar
February 1, 2026, at 10:20, military historian Grigory Tamar voiced an idea that has already sparked a lively discussion among experts. According to him, Ukraine, Israel, and Germany are capable of creating an unexpected but extremely powerful military alliance — potentially the strongest in Europe. This is not about declarations or symbolic gestures. Tamar speaks […]
Video: “We can no longer be made Russian.” Ukrainian prisoners, whom Israelis understand well after October 7 — interview with Dan Goldman
Watch this interview. It is a heavy but necessary testimony — for both Ukraine and Israel. Israeli journalist Dan Goldman, in collaboration with the organization Israeli Friends of Ukraine, published a large interview that is difficult to perceive as ordinary media material. This is not a report or a political analysis — it is a […]
Officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine “Hasid” received the international IPA award: what is known about the fighter and why he was recognized
International Police Association awarded a Ukrainian Armed Forces officer The International Police Association (IPA), uniting law enforcement officers from more than 70 countries, awarded its medal to an officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the call sign “Hasid”. This was reported by the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine (FJCU) and the publication […]
Video: Regina Shafir. The woman who draws the war in Ukraine. – “Best Radio of Israel”
January 12, 2025 on the air of Lera Galitsina’s program on “Best Radio of Israel” featured a special guest — artist, animator, and cultural attaché of the Israeli Embassy in Ukraine Regina Shafir. In the interview, she talked about her unique mission in Ukraine, the challenges of war, the promotion of Israeli culture, and personal […]
Jewish History and the Maccabean Wars: Ukrainian History Channel Wild Fox Creates 10-Hour Video in Ukrainian
On January 18, 2025, Ukrainian historical channel Wild Fox presented a unique 10-hour stream, entirely dedicated to the history of the Jewish people in ancient times. This project covers events from the Persian king Cyrus II the Great, who allowed the Jews to return to Judea, to the Maccabean Revolt (166-142 BCE), which led to […]
Video: “Know Ours” – Kirill Karetnik – from Ukraine, moved to Israel in 2009, served in the army, worked, and became a politician
The third episode of the project “Know Ours” about Ukrainians in Israel. “This video was filmed before October 7, 2023. But the war in Israel put our activities on pause.” Kyrylo Karetniuk – a Ukrainian who moved to Israel in 2009, served in the army, worked, and became a politician. Importantly, the interview is not […]
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 – […]
Video: “Know Ours”. Pavel Galich. Video project UA Code about Ukrainians and Ukrainian Jews who are from Ukraine and for Ukraine here in Israel.
“Know Ours” – a new video project already on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@UA-code. This is a project about Ukrainians and Ukrainian Jews who are from Ukraine and for Ukraine here in Israel . Co-author of the project Katerina Trushik: “We decided to create a Ukrainian YouTube channel in Israel – and our interview section “Know Ours”! This […]
A large scientific project on Jewish heritage has opened in Ukraine: supported by UNESCO and the EU
A large-scale study of Jewish culture in Ukraine launched in Kyiv The official opening of a large-scale interdisciplinary project “Jewish Heritage in Ukraine: Interdisciplinary Reflections through the Prism of Archival Documents, Culture, History, and Literature” took place within the walls of the National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy” (NaUKMA) — an initiative that brings together historians, […]
Jews and Ukrainians: a thousand-year history of neighborhood in the research of the Ukrainian YouTube channel “named after T.G. Shevchenko” – we recommend
“Jews and Ukrainians. Our peoples have not lived side by side for ten, or a hundred, or even a thousand years.” This is how the story begins about the complex and deep relations between the Jewish and Ukrainian peoples on the channel “History of Ukraine named after T.G. Shevchenko.” Channel “History of Ukraine named after […]
“You are freezing people. You are dooming them to perish” – from freezing Kyiv, the Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Asman addressed Putin’s “liberators”
The Chief Rabbi of Kyiv and Ukraine Moshe Reuven Asman emotionally addressed Putin’s so-called “liberators” and published a video message on his social networks. In his speech, he speaks not as a politician, but as a person, the son of a blockade survivor, as a spiritual leader who sees the suffering of peaceful people — […]
The Senate Against Illusions: Why the U.S. Should Not Smile at Putin and Abandon Ukraine
Donald Trump’s statements about Ukraine “prolonging the war” elicited a rare harsh reaction from the American establishment. The head of the US Senate Armed Services Committee, Roger Wicker, a Republican and one of the key voices on security issues, publicly defended Kyiv — and did so without diplomatic reservations. His speech was not just a […]