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Monaco

Woman suspected of Monaco bomb attack against Ukrainian-Jewish tycoon ‘found dead near Kyiv’

Anastasiia Berezovska, who was named as a suspect in the case by Interpol, was fatally shot, according to local media

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

Members of a bomb disposal team operate the day after an alleged attack involving an explosive device in the lobby of a residential building in Monaco, on June 30, 2026 (Getty Images)

An image purporting to show Anastasiia Berezovska (Interpol)

Ukraine

Interpol hunt female suspect over Monaco bomb attack on Jewish tycoon

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

Ukraine

Jewish-Ukrainian vodka tycoon targeted in Monaco bombing

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Klezmer musicians perform in Ukraine (Photo: Getty)

By Arthur Popivker

As a Ukrainian Jew, I am caught between two wars

3 min read

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the press at an informal meeting of European Union leaders on April 23, 2026, in Ayia Napa, Cyprus (Getty Images)

Israel

Ukraine threatens Israelis with sanctions over ‘stolen’ grain ship

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

'Two Prosecutors'. (Photo: SBS Productions)

Film

Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa’s new movie is banned in both Russia and Ukraine. He has no regrets

By James Mottram

3 min read

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (Credit: Odd ANDERSEN / AFP via Getty Images)

Antisemitism

Zelensky signs law criminalising antisemitism in Ukraine

By Daniel Ben-David

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Russian suicide drone strikes Great Choral Synagogue in Odesa

Leaders of the charity Tikva, which runs the shul, vowed they would ‘rebuild, restock and continue’

By Ben Conway

2 min read

March 19, 2026 14:55

A still from the footage in the aftermath of the strike showing the Tikva offices ablaze

Tikva UK reflects on critical work it continues to provide for Odesa’s Jewish community

The fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was marked this week

By Ben Conway

2 min read

February 27, 2026 15:56

Jewish children from Odesa on a new mattress in the displaced persons camp in Bucharest (Photo: Tikva UK)

Siberian-born Jewish food writer Alissa Timoshkina’s recipe for hope this Purim

This sweet twist on kreplach, created in partnership with Ukrainian children’s charity Tikva UK, offers a fun alternative to hamantashen

By JC Reporter

3 min read

February 24, 2026 18:20

Food writer Alissa Timoshkina has partnered with Ukrainian children's charity Tikva this Purim (Picture: Lizzi Mayson)

Recipe

Sweet poppy seed and twaróg kreplach

Alissa Timoshkina’s Purim spin on a classic recipe pairs Ashkenazi traditions with Ukrainian flavours

By alissa timoshkina

February 24, 2026 18:07

A Ukrainian-inspired dish which offers a new twist on traditional Purim foods (Picture: Alissa Timoshkina)

By Maureen Lipman

‘Eleanor’ wore its Jewishness lightly – a rarity in these times

The flawed script – it veers into improbability at a bat mitzvah – hardly matters: the acting is superb and Scarlett Johansson’s direction makes it linger

4 min read

January 9, 2026 11:45

(L-R) Chiwetel Ejiofor, June Squibb, Erin Kellyman and Scarlett Johansson of "Eleanor the Great" during the Toronto International Film Festival on September 07, 2025. (Image: Getty)

Limmud Ukraine shows Jewish life is ‘unbreakable’

The city of Lviv played host to a three-day festival of Jewish learning and culture at the weekend

By Simon Rocker

1 min read

November 3, 2025 15:06

Indomitable spirit: Limmud Ukraine 2025 (photo: Boris Bukhman)

Torah translated into Ukrainian for first time despite printing press being hit by Russian strikes

‘This is truly a huge step forward for all Ukrainian-speaking Jews,’ said Chief Rabbi Moshe Azman

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

October 28, 2025 15:22

The new Ukrainian Torah (Image: Chief Rabbi Of Ukraine Moshe Azman)

Rabbi escapes with his life as Russian drone hits synagogue moments after he stepped out to put up mezuzah

Kherson’s only synagogue has been damaged, but not destroyed, while Rabbi Wolff ‘miraculously’ avoided death or injury

By Katie Grant

2 min read

October 24, 2025 13:27

Some of the damage caused to the shul by the projectile (Photo: X/Rabbi Moshe Azman)

On Yom Kippur we bring before God a bleeding heart and a troubled conscience

What questions will be uppermost in our mind on the holiest day of the year?

By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg

3 min read

September 28, 2025 14:00

Inspiring hope: Sharone and Yocheved Lifshitz

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Ukraine

Woman suspected of Monaco bomb attack against Ukrainian-Jewish tycoon ‘found dead near Kyiv’

Interpol hunt female suspect over Monaco bomb attack on Jewish tycoon

Jewish-Ukrainian vodka tycoon targeted in Monaco bombing

As a Ukrainian Jew, I am caught between two wars

Ukraine threatens Israelis with sanctions over ‘stolen’ grain ship

Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa’s new movie is banned in both Russia and Ukraine. He has no regrets

Zelensky signs law criminalising antisemitism in Ukraine

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