A 2001 law promised housing and medical care to this group of heroes, but scandalously has never been implemented. Maybe interest sparked by the new TV series will change that

Semyon Rosenfeld took part in famous revolt, in which Jewish prisoners turned on their Nazi guards; later moved to Israel

Belarusians sentenced two years after they chained themselves together in front of camp’s infamous ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’ sign in protest of wars in Ukraine, Syria

Nearly one-fifth of parliament signs resolution urging new Jewish president to follow Trump's example by formally recognizing Israeli capital

New president, once accused of running for office as front for Ukrainian-Swiss-Israeli oligarch Kolomoisky, appoints billionaire's personal lawyer Andriy Bogdan as top aide

Volodymyr Zelensky, a Jewish comedian who won a landslide victory in elections, dissolves parliament, urges ministers to resign and vows to solve Donbas crisis

Though he won election, 41-year-old does not have a parliamentary majority, faces challenges of separatist conflict and ongoing economic problems

With both a Jewish president and PM in office at the same time that WWII-era Nazi collaborators are celebrated, the local community waits to see how society's attitude will pan out

Producing Hasidic leaders and renowned intellectuals, Jewish people have settled in what is now modern-day Ukraine since the 9th century -- but their lives weren't always easy

16th-century building in Pidhaitsi collapses due to heavy rains; contractors tear down 100-year-old structure near Krakow after conservationists fail to register it as monument