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22
Jun
Opinion | The Jewish Obligation to Ukraine
“Europe is just a graveyard for me,” my Shabbat host told me. Is the history of Jews in Ukraine relevant for Israel’s refugee policy today?
10
Jun
Witness to a Massacre: The Kamianets-Podilskyi Experiment
The Germans killed 23,600 Jews at Kamianets-Podilskyi. Photos secretly taken by Gyula Spitz documented their final march.
26
May
Kyiv Diary 5/26/22: The City Wakes Up From a Nightmare
I think that people are programmed to want more, more joy. But people are thankful that they are alive, that bombs are not falling from the sky.
25
May
Kyiv Diary 5/25/22: Supporting a Family During Wartime
The synagogue provides both Jews and non-Jews in need with clothes, food, medications and even pet supplies. Rachel is in charge of the humanitarian help that the synagogue organizes.
20
May
Kyiv Diary 5/20/22: How a Ukrainian Jewish Business Owner Adjusted to Wartime
Leaders like Kate Zubarieva, who is a co-owner of Sleeper, inspire Ukrainians and reinforce their belief in an independent and free Ukraine.
19
May
Kyiv Diary 5/19/22: In Times of War, Goodness Reawakens
I can’t stop being amazed at how many virtues the war has brought out in people. In times of war, goodness reawakens.
16
May
Kyiv Diary 5/16/22: Inside the Efforts to Help Ukraine’s Animals
Many vet clinics accept animals that are wounded, abandoned and exhausted; some are barely alive. Some of the staff took the pets home.
09
May
Kyiv Diary 5/9/22: Ukrainian Families Torn Apart
I wonder how many enterprises will never recover. I also think about the businesses that will survive the war, and how they will be changed.
03
May
Kyiv Diary 5/3/22: It’s Finally Spring, and Kyiv Is Rejuvenated
People don’t want to wait any longer to rebuild their towns, join their families, resume their old jobs or start new ones—and all this while mourning the innocent Ukrainian lives lost.
28
Apr
Kyiv Diary 4/28/22: Ukrainians Waited in Line for Hours to Buy a Commemorative Wartime Stamp
I learned that people were waiting to enter the Central Post Office, which is a block away from my place, to buy a special postage stamp.
