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Kyiv chief rabbi on Holocaust remembrance: ‘We must not live inside it' - interview

Speaking with The Media Line on Holocaust Remembrance Day, Markovitch said he sees it as a responsibility. “This is something I live with,” he said. “Something I feel.” 

RABBI JONATHAN Markovitch celebrating Passover with his community.
P1-Sun FPV interceptor drone is displayed at an exhibition of Ukrainian drone makers in an undisclosed location in Ukraine

Ukraine’s drone revolution is transforming the landscape of the ground war - analysis

KYIV'S CHIEF Rabbi, Yonatan Markovitch, with his congregation.

Jewish Ukrainians celebrate Passover despite ongoing war with Russia

 The Pentagon logo is seen behind the podium in the briefing room at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, US, January 8, 2020.

Pentagon weighs diverting Ukraine military aid to Middle East - report


Russia warns Ukraine: Peace terms will only get worse

Russia demands Ukraine cede territory and avoid NATO, warning of tougher peace terms. With 18% of Ukraine under Russian control, will Kyiv preserve its sovereignty?

 Vladimir Putin

NATO allies at summit to unveil Ukraine 'bridge to membership'

The senior US official also said the United States and some NATO allies will announce new steps "to strengthen Ukraine's air defenses and military capabilities to help Ukraine.

 A Ukrainian national flag is pictured in front of the NATO emblem, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in central Kyiv, Ukraine July 11, 2023.

'Spiritual support' to the military: Kyiv chief rabbi meets with senior Ukrainian officers

The event, held at the JCC Beit Menachem community center, included a lecture by the Chief Rabbi.


Herzog and Zelensky complete new unifying Torah scroll

Presidents Zelensky and Herzog participated in writing a Torah Scroll dedicated to peace amid their countries' crises. The scroll engages diverse contributors and symbolizes Israel-Ukraine unity.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG writes the final letter in the Kiev Torah scroll, without the hand-guidance of a scribe.

Ukraine says Russia has fired five hypersonic missiles at Kyiv this year

Over the past two weeks, Russia has escalated its long-range bombardment of power and gas infrastructure across Ukraine, causing significant damage and blackouts in several large cities.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Hero of Russia, head of air combat and tactical training Alexander Karamyshev, visits the 344th State Centre for combat use and retraining of flight crews of the Russian Defense Ministry in the town of Torzhok, Russia March 27, 2024.

Kyiv to tighten security after ballistic missile attacks

Ukrainian officials regularly urge their Western allies to supply more air defense systems and munitions to thwart increasing Russian missile and drone attacks.

Smoke rises from burning vehicles outside a residential building that has been damaged by an airstrike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine, in this handout picture released March 20, 2022.

Residential building damaged amid several explosions heard in Kyiv

Three story building in Kyiv targeted by Russian missiles on Monday, with missile debris falling in three other districts within the city.

 A view of an explosion of a drone in the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 13, 2023.

Poland scrambles jets after Russian air attack on western Ukraine

Russia launched a major air attack on Ukraine Sunday morning, leading to air alerts in the entire country, and a directive that citizens not leave their shelters.

 Local residents leave at a site of a residential building damaged during a Russian missile attack, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 21, 2024.

Jewish orphanage accepts two siblings from Kyiv suffering from malnutrition

With the help of a Chabad emissary in Kyiv, the siblings found a new home at the Mishpacha orphanage

 The two orphans who were admitted to the Mishpacha orphanage in Kyiv

UN says Russia consolidates control of occupied Ukraine with ‘climate of fear’

"Surveillance, political oppression, repression of free speech, movement restrictions created a climate of fear in which the Russian Federation could dismantle the Ukrainian systems of government"

 Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Bakytzhan Sagintayev at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 19, 2024.