While the post-Soviet era has seen a gradual reawakening of communal life for the tens of thousands of Ukrainian Jews, the once-bustling synagogues and centers are now eerily quiet

When Pri Etz Haim was served an eviction notice, a Jewish leader got Israel, the EU, US and others to pressure local authorities to come to the aid of the tiny community

Speaking to ToI despite the threat of prison time for criticizing Russia, a Jewish physician discusses life, medicine, and the future, in a country yet to internalize its isolation

'Song Searcher,' a new film about Moyshe Beregovsky, the Jewish folklorist and ethnomusicologist who traveled his native Ukraine in the 1930-40s, is all too relevant today

'I'd carve a Swastika into his forehead,' one Ukrainian immigrant says of Russian leader, as expats display gamut of emotions on invasion

An influx of immigrants from the former Soviet Union, combined with tech firms trying to project image of cosmopolitan savvy, mean the festival is becoming increasingly mainstream

They’re more likely to get checked for abnormal growths, but those exposed to Chernobyl aftermath generally use hospitals no more than the rest of the immigrant population from FSU

Lutsk shul was partly destroyed by the Nazis and turned into a school by the Soviets; local Jews plan to raise millions for renovation

Krzysztof Bielawski publishes 1st 'historical synthesis' of Poland's destroyed Jewish graveyards, emphasizing role of government-led campaigns and new grassroots efforts to rebuild

Jewish people who left the Soviet Union maintain the 'yolka' tree tradition, celebrating the secular symbol connected to Novy God, or the Russian New Year