Kyiv Diary 4/6/22: My Trip to a Kyiv Synagogue
It was quite a challenging experience—and, I would say, a noteworthy one—when I went to the Kyiv Central Synagogue for the first time.
06
Apr
04
Apr
Kyiv Diary 4/4/2022: ‘More Lobsters Than People in the Grocery Store’
It’s troublesome when the food is supposedly for people, but they are not there to purchase it.
01
Apr
Kyiv Diary 4/1/2022: ‘Ukrainian Fashion Designers Support the War Effort’
While prominent international designers were busy doing major shows in New York, London, Milan, and Paris, Ukrainian designers have been using their sewing skills to support the Ukrainian army.
30
Mar
Kyiv Diary 3/30/2022: ‘A Pretense of Normal Life’
There is a surreal calm in Kyiv.
29
Mar
Kyiv Diary 3/28/2022: ‘We Fled Our Homes Not Knowing if We Would Ever Return’
We fled our homes and our beloved cities not knowing if we would ever return. And this makes us refugees.
25
Mar
Kyiv Diary 3/25/2022: ‘People Just Want To Survive. So, They Adapt to War’
Despite feeling constant danger, life seems to go on.
23
Mar
Kyiv Diary 3/21/2022: ‘Love Is in the Air’
Love is in the air. Love for Ukraine, for the beloved city, for the defenders, and for each other.
20
Mar
Kyiv Diary 3/20/22: ‘Heartbroken Adults Are Forced To Leave the Elderly Behind’
Moment is publishing regular updates from Helen, a Soviet American Jew living in Kyiv. Read all the diary entries here.
These last nights were quiet. But nevertheless, we stayed awake savoring the silence, the quietness of the night without the never-ceasing sounds of sirens and shelling.
Yesterday I met with Viktoria, a Croatian designer with whom I have been working for many years. Over that time we have built a very strong friendship. She arrived in Kyiv on business right before the war. When the war broke out, she had a chance to go back home to Croatia but decided to stay and volunteer.
She checked out of the hotel and moved in with an elderly man to take care of him. He is almost 90 years old, a Jewish widower with many health problems. She is sleeping on an...
18
Mar
Kyiv Diary 3/17/2022: ‘The Situation With Israel Bothers Ukrainians a Lot’
The situation with Israel bothers Ukrainians a lot—and not only Ukrainians.
16
Mar
Kyiv Diary 3/16/22: ‘This Night Four Buildings Were Bombed’
Moment is publishing regular updates from Helen, a Soviet American Jew living in Kyiv. Read all the diary entries here.
Four buildings were bombed and destroyed in Kyiv yesterday. Three of them are within 15 minutes’ walk of our place. As a result of these bombings and the apprehension about new ones, the new curfew was announced–it will last until Thursday. It means that the streets are empty and all the stores and pharmacies are closed. There are emergency phone numbers, which are circulating via phone service providers and other channels. However, there are many fake numbers.
Yesterday I made five phone calls trying to assist the elderly couple in our building to get medications, but two numbers were out of order and the lines of others were constantly busy.
This night four buildings were bombed in Kyiv....