War In Ukraine
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News ‘I have people who support me’: How a Ukrainian refugee found shelter at an Auschwitz education center
Oksana Naumchuk was supposed to host friends visiting from Poland in her Kyiv apartment this May. All she had to do before then: Finish renovating her kitchen. Now, Naumchuk doesn’t know when she’ll return to Ukraine. “I hate this word ‘refugee,’” she said. “But this is how it is.” Naumchuk, 26, is one of an…
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News Refugees with Jacuzzis: the surreal life of 200 Jews at a 4-star resort In wartime Ukraine
IRSHAVA, Ukraine (JTA) — Like dozens of displaced persons camps that now dot Eastern Europe, the one in this Ukrainian town near the Hungarian border has inhabitants whose lives were turned upside down by Russia’s war. But the refugee camp at Irshava is different. For one thing, it’s equipped with a kosher kitchen and accommodates…
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Opinion I watched Dnipro’s Jews rebuild and thrive. I know they will triumph once again
Dnipro, one of the largest cities in Ukraine, is surrounded by Russian fighting. As Putin’s invasion intensifies, the city is urging people to flee, and things are looking grim. But I know the resilience of this city firsthand: I watched as Jewish life was rebuilt after decades of suppression, and I know that they will…
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Opinion Zelenskyy is a Jewish hero. That doesn’t erase Ukraine’s complicated past
Ukrainian President Volodoymyr Zelenskyy has led a courageous and unexpectedly strong resistance to the brutal and murderous invasion by Russia, rising to the challenge of the moment in a heroic and extraordinary way. I am proud that he is Jewish. But despite his fearlessness and eloquence in support of Ukraine, I still find myself troubled…
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Fast Forward European Jewish Congress head Moshe Kantor resigns following UK sanctions
(JTA) — Moshe Kantor, the Russia-born president of the European Jewish Congress, resigned from the Jewish group after the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on him because of his alleged involvement with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime. Kantor, a dual citizen of Russia and Britain who has been living in London for over decade, resigned on…
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News ‘We don’t have time to prepare for Passover’: An interview with a rabbi in Kyiv
Helen Chervitz is a fashion writer in Kyiv, but since the Russian invasion, has been writing about living in a country at war. In her first piece for the Forward, Chervitz interviews Rabbi Reuven Azman about his efforts to aid refugees who have streamed to Kyiv from parts of the country hard hit by Russian…
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Culture Why it matters whether we describe Putin’s appalling crimes against humanity ‘genocide’
The horrors produced by Russian soldiers in Bucha and Borodyanka have spurred countless commentaries on two concepts: crimes against humanity and the crime of genocide. Commentators rightly note that these notions differ not on the heinous nature of certain acts, but on how they should be defined. But often missing from these discussions is the…
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News Blue and yellow macaroons? Jews find ways to add Ukraine to their Seders
Suzy Appelbaum sees her Passover Seders as teaching moments. This year, even though the Manhattan community activist is not making her own, she was determined to find ways to remember the war in Ukraine in her friends’ and family’s holiday celebration. “Doing nothing is not an option,” said Appelbaum. She was moved by the Hamantaschen…
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