Ukraine
I was in a movie with Zelenskyy. His Jewish optimism will help him beat Russia
“Hey, do you know you were in a movie with the new Ukrainian president?” my brother texted me in the Spring of 2019. He included a screenshot of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s IMDb page.
‘Holocoste’ sweatshirt taken down by Ukrainian Jewish group
Project Kesher Ukraine raised the alarm until the sweatshirt was removed.
Yiddish song mystifies, then wows judges on Ukrainian version of ‘The Voice’
The song performed by the duo, the Alibi Sisters, was a Barry Sisters classic, “Chiribim Chiribom”.
DOJ moves to seize property bought by donors to Jewish nonprofits
The money they used was “the proceeds of embezzlement, misappropriation, and fraud.”
Alexander Vindman and his twin share their story of service
“We live in service to our nation. I think that might be the highest form of patriotism. It’s not just simple words; it’s deeds.”
FBI raids offices of Jewish philanthropists implicated in Ukrainian money-laundering scheme
Philanthropists Mordechai Korf and Uriel Laber were named in a 2019 lawsuit that accused them of helping launder money from a Ukrainian bank.
Remains of 286 Jewish Holocaust victims uncovered in 2 basements in Ukraine
Nazi troops and Ukrainian military police had locked the mostly women and children in the cellars and suffocated them.
Ukrainian hostage situation ends after president plugs Joaquin Phoenix film
Volodymyr Zelensky endorsed the film “Earthlings” to deescalate a hostage situation in Lutsk.
Orthodox agency sued for negligence by woman alleging rape by foster father
“The law did not allow Ohel to assume that a Jewish foster father would never hurt a Jewish child.”
Ukrainian police suspend officer who asked for list of Jews
Myhaylo Bank is on temporary leave pending an investigation into his actions, the country’s interior minister said.