Choral Synagogue in the western city of Drohobych, once one of the region's most impressive, was turned into a furniture warehouse under communists before being restored in 2013

Russia has a history of accusing its neighbor of fascism and state-sponsored anti-Semitism

Former Konotop mayor Artem Semenikhin is known for his neo-Nazi views

Israeli ambassador, Jewish community slam municipality of Poltava for refusing to back down; envoy calls on mayor to 'stop this historical injustice'

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

Largest survey of Ukrainian Jewry in 15 years exposes rifts following 2014 revolution that toppled previous regime and unleashed explosion of nationalist sentiment

Zelensky, also a comedian, joked about his Jewish roots during an election campaign lauded for absence of anti-Semitism

Both the country's PM and president-elect are Jewish, but Ukrainians continue to celebrate Nazi collaborators who battled Soviet rule

Russian president says if they meet, he and Volodymyr Zelensky should discuss how to end Ukraine's conflict with Russian-backed separatists