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Members of the Jewish community in war-torn Kharkiv.
June 23, 2022, 8:39 am
‘Our focus now is humanitarian help’
Rebbetzin Miriam Moskovitz spoke to The AJN about the current situation in Ukraine.
By Gareth Narunsky
Tatiana Goldin and her mother Ludmila speak to Channel 12 news. Photo: Screenshot
June 9, 2022, 12:04 pm
Israeli woman reunited with mother
"We can finally let out a sigh of relief, and let out all the stress that lasted several months."
Rabbi Gilad Kariv.
May 6, 2022, 9:30 am
Israel firm on Ukraine
Rabbi Kariv, Progressive Rabbi and Labour MK, will address a UPJ webinar this Sunday.
By Peter Kohn
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (left) and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid. Photos: Yuri Kochetkov/AFP
May 5, 2022, 10:23 am
Moscow says Israel backing ‘neo-Nazis’ in Ukraine
Russia doubles down after Lavrov's Hitler remark.
By AMY SPIRO
Members of the Alte Zagen social group, including (from left) Brian Fine, Gary Meyers, Mike Fisher.
May 4, 2022, 10:07 am
Sydney social group’s moving campaign
"Our initial target of $500 was instantly smashed thanks to the very generous support of Alte Zagen members and bolstered with a personal walking challenge by Gary Meyers."
By Carly Adno
April 27, 2022, 12:00 pm
Courage is something we can all discover within ourselves
"It takes real courage to be a full human being, to stand up for yourself when the odds are against you, to protect others –especially the vulnerable – against violence and abuse."
By Rabbi Ralph Genende
Safe in Berlin. From left: Tanya Borodina, Marta Kraynyukova, Alla Borodina, Alice and Julia Kraynyukova. Photo: Courtesy of Masorti Germany via JTA
April 26, 2022, 8:00 am
‘Next year in Kharkiv’
When Kharkiv, Ukraine came under Russian shelling, Tanya Borodina, 44 and her young daughter fled to Berlin. They attended a Passover seder at Berlin's Fraenkelufer Synagogue, where her closing prayer was "Next year in Kharkiv". She tells her story.
By Tanya Borodina
Svetlana Niselevitch receives a haggadah for Passover from a JDC staff member outside her home in Odesa, Ukraine. Photo: JDC via JTA
April 24, 2022, 11:00 am
Despite danger, Ukrainian Jews celebrate with public seders
"When you have fled a war, sometimes being separated from family, leaving behind everything, that's when you'll start looking for the things that connect you and tie you down."
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ
Holocasut survivor Vanda Semyonovna Obiedkova, 91, died in Mariupol earlier in April. Photo: CHABAD OF MARIUPOL / CHABAD.ORG
April 21, 2022, 3:36 pm
Holocaust survivor dies sheltering from Russian strikes on Mariupol
Vanda Semyonovna Obiedkova, who survived Nazi occupation of the port city in 1941, spent weeks in basement without water or heating
By AJN STAFF
Ukrainians fleeing with their pets.
April 21, 2022, 8:05 am
Jewish community unites to support fleeing Ukrainians
Iindividuals and organisations come together to support Ukrainians arriving in Australia.
By Carly Adno
Steven Lowy visited Poland and Ukraine as part of a Keren Hayesod-UIA mission.
April 21, 2022, 6:53 am
Lowy confronted by reality of war
"They're all volunteering their time on two-week stints and they actually could have filled the volunteers three times over..." Steven Lowy.
By Carly Adno
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial in April 2021. Photo: Courtesy of the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center via JTA
April 20, 2022, 4:00 pm
Leave the Jews out of the war in Ukraine
We must oppose aggression and war crimes 'as a matter of principle'
By Robert Gregory
April 19, 2022, 9:00 am
Students unite with Ukraine
By AJN STAFF
Attendees on the Ukraine mission.
April 14, 2022, 5:33 pm
‘This is a reminder to all of us to be thankful’
'When we sat and talked with the refugees and heard their stories, we were reminded of our history and the incredible strength and resilience of the Jewish people'
By STEVEN LOWY and SAM GRUNDWERG
Ukrainian refugees at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland. Photo: AP Photo/Markus Schreiber
April 14, 2022, 10:10 am
Supporting Ukrainian refugees
The support is felt as soon as the refugees arrive in Australia, with a group of individuals waiting at the airport to personally greet them and help them settle in.
By Carly Adno
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