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Fast Forward Israel-Bound Jewish Families Rescued From Strife-Torn Donetsk Airport
Israel’s Jewish Agency came to the rescue of two Jewish Ukranian families after rebels seized control of Donetsk airport as they were waiting to emigrate to Israel, an agency spokesman said on Tuesday. The two families, numbering six people, were stranded at the airport when it was shut down on Monday. The agency then launched…
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Fast Forward ‘Chocolate King’ Petro Poroshenko Claims Win in Ukraine President Vote
Billionaire Petro Poroshenko claimed Ukraine’s presidency on Sunday after exit polls gave him an absolute majority in a first round of voting and, vowing to end a conflict with pro-Russian rebels, he pledged to align his country with Europe. Exit polls gave Poroshenko, a confectionery magnate with long experience in government, more than 55 percent…
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Fast Forward Jewish Oligarch Spends Millions on Militia To Hold Onto Ukraine Province
(Reuters) — Ukrainian militia fighters who clashed with armed pro-Russian separatists on Friday are at the forefront of Kiev’s efforts to prevent the country splitting. Co-funded by Igor Kolomoisky, one of Ukraine’s richest men, they play a more assertive role than the unarmed miners and metalworkers working for another oligarch, Rinat Akhmetov, who more recently…
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News Ukraine Presidential Frontrunner Petro Poroshenko and His Secret Jewish Roots
(JTA) — Even in normal times, Kiev can feel like a city perpetually under construction. Potholes are “fixed” with flimsy coverings, ramshackle scaffolding clings precariously to the sides of buildings, and tangles of electric wires seem ever ready to combust. But since the outbreak of anti-government protests in November, the sense of flux in the…
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Fast Forward Prince Charles Tells Holocaust Survivor That Vladimir Putin ‘Same’ as Hitler
Russia criticized Britain’s Prince Charles on Thursday over reports that he likened President Vladimir Putin to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler for annexing part of Ukraine. “If these words were truly spoken, then without doubt, they do not reflect well on the future British monarch,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman told a news conference. “We view the…
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Fast Forward Ukraine Jews Celebrate Lag B’Omer in Odessa Under Tight Security
Hundreds of Odessa Jews celebrated Lag b’Omer under guard in the city’s first large Jewish gathering since deadly riots there two weeks ago. The participants gathered near the city’s Chabad Jewish school on Saturday evening for a bonfire accompanied by song and dances while a dozen guards secured the perimeter, according to Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein,…
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Fast Forward Local Chaos and Crime Drive Aliyah Numbers From Ukraine
Chaos and criminal activity in eastern Ukraine are causing anxiety and increased emigration by Ukrainian Jews, leaders of that community said. “There is increase in emigration by Jews from Ukraine with 300 people immigrating to Israel in March alone, but this is not the result of any anti-Semitism but of anxiety and fear from criminal…
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Fast Forward Odessa Jews Lay Low as Chaos Engulfs Ukraine Oasis of Calm
(JTA) — Although Ukraine has been charting a bloody course toward civil war for months, Irina Zborovskaya had always felt safe in Odessa. Living in a cosmopolitan city where hate crimes are rare and a tradition of tolerance for minorities and dissidents prevails, many Odessites were lulled into a false sense of security by the…
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