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Russia Ukraine War

‘Tucker Carlson, call me!’, Ukraine’s Chief Rabbi says he’s duty-bound to tell the world about Russia’s aggression

Moshe Azman’s adopted son was killed during the conflict last year

By Lorin Bell-Cross

6 min read

The Chief Rabbi of Ukraine, Moshe Azman, stands next to the coffin of his son, Matityahu (Anton) Samborskyi, during a funeral ceremony at the central synagogue in Kyiv (Image: Getty).

Iranian missiles in Tehran, Iran (Photo: Getty Images)

UK unveils sanctions on Iran for aiding Russian war in Ukraine

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

Sir Keir Starmer greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at 10 Downing Street on July 19, 2024 (Getty Images)

MIke Martin MP

By MIke Martin MP

Parliament should spend more time talking about Ukraine and less about the Middle East

3 min read

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (Photo by SERGEI CHUZAVKOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Stephen Pollard

By Stephen Pollard

If Ukraine must be allowed to fight, why isn’t Israel?

3 min read

Matityahu Samborsky (left) and Chief Rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman

Russia Ukraine War

Chief Rabbi pays tribute to Ukrainian chief rabbi’s son killed fighting Russian forces

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

The street in Lviv, Ukraine, where Sasha Somish, a member of the Jewish community, lives, after a Russian rocket attack earlier this week (Photo: Sasha Somish)

Russia Ukraine War

UK shul offers support to Ukrainian communities hit by Russian airstrikes

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

The aftermath of a Russian missile attack that hit Kyiv's Okhmatdyt children's hospital (Credit: social media)

Israel offers to treat Ukrainian child cancer patients after Russia bombed Kyiv children’s hospital

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

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Ukraine’s Azov Battalion denied US arms over antisemitic history

The regiment’s defenders insist it has moved on from its extremist past

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May 1, 2024 16:43

Azov Regiment soldiers line up for instruction during target practice (Photo: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

Kremlin says ‘Zelensky is a peculiar kind of Jew that supports ISIS’

The Russian government has tried to link the Ukrainian president to Friday's terror attack in Moscow

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March 26, 2024 15:49

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - MARCH 08: President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media during a joint press conference with President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan on March 08, 2024 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Moldova’s Jews step in to help Ukraine refugees

Jewish community has aided 16,000 escaping from war and sent 2,000 Jews on to Israel

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March 12, 2024 12:15

Members of Moldova's Jewish Women's Support Group help Ukrainian refugees make Hamentashen for Purim (Photo: Jewish Community of Moldova)

World Jewish Relief has helped nearly 275,000 people in war-torn Ukraine

The charity has published a report of its activities in Ukraine since February 2022

By Daniel Ben-David

3 min read

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February 29, 2024 17:56

WJR Chair Maurice Helfgott speaks to attendees at WJR's annual dinner (Credit: WJR)

Claire Calman

By Claire Calman

I'm guilty of burying my head in the sand after news of Hamas terror attack

When the news gets worse - I attempt to adopt the ostrich position

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November 17, 2023 13:03

The scene where a rocket fired from Gaza into Southern Israel, hit and caused damaged in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon. October 7, 2023. Photo by Erik Marmor/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** אשקלון רקטה נפילה חרבות ברזל

The Jews of Uman ‘fear God’s judgment more than Russian tanks’

More than 35,000 pilgrims attended the annual event despite the threat of Russian bombs

By Joseph Roche

2 min read

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September 21, 2023 10:05

The Jews of Uman ‘fear God’s judgment more than Russian tanks’

Despite warnings, thousands of Orthodox Jews are going to Ukraine this week

Up to 30,000 Charedim are expected to defy Ukraine's chief rabbi and the Israeli PM to visit the city of Uman to worship, be cleansed of their sins - and dance to techno music

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September 15, 2023 10:16

Despite warnings, thousands of Orthodox Jews are going to Ukraine this week

'I had to tell the world about Russia's crimes' says UK's former woman in Kyiv

Dame Melinda Simmons said that her Jewish heritage meant she had to speak up when stationed in Ukraine

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September 12, 2023 10:29

Dame Melinda Simmons, the UK's new ambassador to Poland

Heroic Jewish aid worker Emma Igual killed in Ukraine by Russian shell

‘I don’t know how long my luck will last’ she told the JC recently

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September 11, 2023 12:35

Heroic Jewish aid worker Emma Igual killed in Ukraine by Russian shell

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