(JTA) — The situation in Ukraine and Eastern Europe is changing by the minute, making it difficult to keep up. What we do know: the future of Jewish life in the region will likely look much different than it does now.
We’ve compiled all of our coverage on the ongoing crisis here, divided into categories, and we will update it regularly, in reverse chronological order.
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Dispatches
A TikTok rabbi helps Jewish Ukrainian refugees feel comfortable in Moldova shelters
Refugees with Jacuzzis: The surreal life of 200 Jews at a 4-star resort in wartime Ukraine
Ukraine invasion puts Chabad of Russia ‘between a rock and a hard place’
In Ukraine, Israeli medical staff and Jewish volunteers help thousands cope with war’s effects
These Messianic missionaries were at the Ukraine border, and now they’re coming to New York
From tefillin to troop training: Meet the Orthodox former IDF soldier on the front lines in Ukraine
NY rabbis bear witness to the catastrophe — and compassion — on Ukraine’s border
In a Romanian resort town, Jewish children from Odessa celebrate Purim as refugees
‘It’s God’s work’: Christians are helping hundreds of Ukrainian Jews escape the war to Israel
At Manhattan’s only Russian dual-language school, Jewish parents stand in solidarity with Ukraine
‘Jewish soup’ is keeping soldiers and refugees warm at the Romanian-Ukrainian border
Former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir is a hero to Ukrainians in the fight against Russia
At the Moldova border, Jews from Odessa wonder when they’ll be able to return home
As Russian siege wears on, Jews left behind in Ukrainian cities face grim conditions
In Moldova, Ukrainian Jewish refugees anxiously wait out the war in synagogues and Jewish centers
In synagogue bunkers and refugee convoys, Ukrainian Jews seek safety amid worsening war
In Brooklyn’s ‘Little Odessa,’ Jews from Ukraine and Russia find the war ‘terrifying’
Prayer and panic as Ukrainian rabbis guide their communities into a wartime Shabbat
Ukrainian Jews, scarred by a bloody history, find themselves refugees once again
Ukraine’s Jews hunker down as long-feared Russian invasion becomes deadly reality
In Ukraine, young Jews are torn between fighting for their country — and leaving for another
A global day to remember the Holocaust grows in scope — and urgency
Ukraine’s Jews prepare to commemorate the Holocaust as Russia’s war drums thunder
News
Despite danger and disruption, Ukrainian Jews prepare to celebrate Passover in public seders
UK slaps sanctions on European Jewish Congress President Moshe Kantor, an alleged Putin crony
UK slaps sanctions on European Jewish Congress President Moshe Kantor, an alleged Putin crony
European Jewish Congress head Moshe Kantor resigns following UK sanctions
Belgian car shop owner says he won’t serve Jews due to Israel’s stance on Ukraine
Report: Jewish community leader in Ukraine stabbed while delivering aid
War in Ukraine could put a crunch on ‘shmura’ matzah supplies
Vandals put pig’s head and write antisemitic slogan outside Russian-Jewish journalist’s home
Ukraine says a memorial to Jews murdered during the Holocaust was damaged by Russian shelling
French Holocaust researcher and Babyn Yar memorial center to probe alleged Russian war crimes
MacKenzie Scott gives $10 million to Jewish nonprofit HIAS for Ukraine refugee relief
Holocaust survivor who lived through 4 Nazi camps killed in Ukraine by Russia strike
How a childhood friendship in Ukraine led to an American Purim spiel produced under siege
As many flee Ukraine, some rabbis have headed there — to celebrate Purim
Serafim Sabaranskiy, a Ukrainian Jew who enlisted to defend his country, dies in a Russian airstrike
Yeshiva U students land in Vienna to help Ukrainian refugees
Hillel and other Jewish groups call to dedicate a traditional pre-Purim fast day to Ukraine
19 New York rabbis are headed to Poland to aid Ukrainian refugees
Zelensky says Jerusalem could serve as potential site for negotiation with Russia
Germany loosens asylum requirements for Ukrainian Jews amid ongoing war with Russia
In emotional appeal to US Jewish leaders, Zelensky calls Russian invasion ‘pure Nazism’
Zelensky thanks Israel for support a day after Bennett’s meeting with Putin in Moscow
Hundreds of Ukrainian refugees have landed in Israel. Thousands more could follow.
Israeli PM Bennett meets with Putin in Moscow to discuss Ukraine, then phones Zelensky
Israeli-Canadian hockey star shares dramatic escape from Ukraine
Babyn Yar wasn’t bombed. But Ukraine’s Zelensky finds a useful tool to rally Jews to his cause.
Hillel working to help students from Ukraine as Kharkiv chapter is destroyed in bombing
Russian bombs appear to hit site of Babyn Yar Nazi massacre near Kyiv
NY Jewish federation approves $3 million in Ukraine emergency funding
Prayers for peace: How the Jewish world is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Zelensky
2022 Grammys: Zelensky’s video address and other Jewish moments
Zelensky to German parliament: Russia’s war has made the phrase ‘never again’ meaningless
Madison Cawthorn: Volodymr Zelensky is a ‘woke’ ‘thug’
The Jewish owner of America’s bobblehead museum has a Volodymyr Zelensky figure in production
Ukraine’s Zelensky to world’s Jews: ‘Do not remain silent right now’
For many Jews watching Ukraine’s war, Volodymyr Zelensky is a ‘modern Maccabee’
Volodymyr Zelensky was a Jewish comedian. Now the world’s eyes are on him.
Oligarchs
Documents from Roman Abramovich’s controversial Portuguese naturalization surface online
Rabbi tied to inquiry into Roman Abramovich’s Portuguese citizenship arrested: Report
Roman Abramovich, Jewish billionaire with ties to Putin, to sell Chelsea soccer team
Israel
Ukrainian children are finding refuge in an Israeli town and its school for Russian speakers
Ukrainian refugee wins women’s race at Jerusalem marathon
Israel is setting up a $6.4M field hospital in western Ukraine
Zelensky to speak to Knesset members
Israel to allow 25,000 non-Jewish Ukrainian immigrants to stay
Zelensky thanks Israel for support a day after Bennett’s meeting with Putin in Moscow
Israeli PM Bennett meets with Putin in Moscow to discuss Ukraine, then phones Zelensky
Israel condemns Russian invasion and offers ‘humanitarian assistance’ to Ukrainians
Why Israel is having trouble picking sides in Russia’s war on Ukraine
Ukraine asks Israel to mediate in war with Russia
Israel to join UN condemnation of Russian invasion as Ukraine evacuation and aid efforts continue
Russian-speaking Israelis display the gamut of emotions on war in Ukraine
US politics
28 major US Jewish groups call on Biden to accept Ukraine refugees
‘There’s a Holocaust going on,’ Chuck Schumer says in urging assistance for Ukraine
UJA New York to approve another $2 million in funding for Ukraine
War in Ukraine revives the US Jewish community’s self-help networks
First person and opinion
Among Ukraine’s refugees, I found new meaning in Passover’s open door
This year, I am a refugee spending a joyful Passover in Berlin. Next year in Kharkiv.
The themes of Passover, and the bonds of history, tie our struggles to those of Ukrainian Jews
For a Polish Jew like me, the war on Ukraine is about our shared futures
Ukraine, Russia and the unbearable lightness of ‘never again’
My heart breaks for Ukraine — and the Ethiopian Jews who can’t get the same embrace from Israel
Jews and non-Jews share a bloody history in Ukraine. But there are reasons for hope.
The Jewish post-rescue era ended with the war in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has turned empowered and independent Jewish women into the displaced
Ukraine’s Jewish history is filled with trauma. But while the past is prologue, it’s not destiny.
What Putin’s talking about when he talks about ‘denazification’
The years I spent in Ukraine taught me a very Jewish concept: hope
My Jewish family fled Kyiv in 1989. My heart breaks for the city today.
More info on the Jews of Ukraine
Here’s how to help the Jews of Ukraine
Explainer: Who are Ukraine’s Jews, and how is Russia’s invasion affecting them?
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