The war in Ukraine has shocked us all. Here, we bring you the stories of its 350,000 Jewish men, women and children, who, together with Ukraine's entire population, have been in harm's way as residents and as refugees.
With prayers for the safety of all those who find themselves in danger and that we see the day when “nations will beat their swords into plowshares … and not learn war anymore.”
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Ukrainian President Meets with Chabad Rabbis Ahead of Rosh Hashanah Volodymyr Zelensky has his first formal meeting with Jewish officials since the war began
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All Ukraine Synagogue Doors Wide Open for High Holidays Under War Shofar, services and festive meals as Ukraine’s Jews pray for a peaceful new year
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Chabad’s Ukraine Food Aid Shifts From Imports to Local Production 50,000 Jews to receive emergency holiday food relief from JRNU
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Ukraine Welcomes First New Rabbi Since War Began Rabbi Mendy and Mushky Halperin, and their son, Ari, have joined Chabad of Chernovtzy’s team
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Odessa Orphanage Seeks Refuge Amidst Unrelenting Missile Strikes Terrified children take shelter in orphanage basement
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French Intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy Wraps Tefillin in Odessa, Ukraine The next day, the philosopher is called to the Torah in Dnipro
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Jewish Philanthropies’ Aid to Ukrainian Jews Continues as Crisis Intensifies Essential aid flows through Chabad’s on-the-ground network in Ukraine
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After Kherson Dam Breach, Chabad Evacuates the Vulnerable Flooding the latest catastrophe in Ukraine’s Kherson region
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Ukraine Jews Prepare for Second Passover Under Fire More Jews than ever will be reached by Chabad-Lubavitch
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Dairy Products Arrive in Ukraine Cities Just in Time for Shavuot Chabad emissaries provide ice cream and essentials for the holiday
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In Ukraine, It Was ‘the Best Day in a Year’ War-weary residents turn out night and day for holiday celebrations
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Ukraine Synagogues ‘Packed for Purim’ With the war grinding on, Ukraine’s Jews look to their faith for joy
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The Jews of Ukraine Mark One Year of War and Resolve How Chabad’s form of Jewish Geography saves lives
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Renowned Photographer’s Portrait of the Rebbe Aids Ukraine Jews Life-saving work funded in advance of 29th anniversary of the Rebbe’s passing
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In War-Torn Ukraine, Rebbetzin Miriam Moskovitz Fulfills Childhood Dream of Helping Others Keynote speaker can still remember the morning everything changed
Miriam Moskovitz can still remember the morning everything changed.
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A Brit Milah and Bar Mitzvah in Germany for 13-Year-Old from Ukraine Jewish reawakening in Krefeld after family flees Ukraine
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Joy in Kharkov, Ukraine, as Four, Young and Old, Receive Brit Milah A special affirmation of Judaism in a city under fire
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Jewish Girls From Ukraine Find Inspiration and Joy at Roving Winter Camp Camp Yeka travels to Israel, Poland and Ukraine for winter programs
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As Elderly Woman Sits in Darkness and Cold, a Chanukah Visit in Ukraine Visits during holidays bring the plight of the wartime homebound into focus
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In Decimated Mariupol, Menorah Emerges From the Rubble Ukrainian menorah reminds that ‘a little light dispels much darkness’
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Jews in Ukraine Longing for the Light and Warmth of Chanukah Public events move indoors to bring much-needed joy to beleaguered communities
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A Story of a Jewish Survival in Nikolayev, Ukraine Remaining behind in war-torn city without clean water or power as winter arrives
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Urgent Relief to Freezing Ukrainians Plunged Into Darkness Lack of electricity, running water and gasoline after attacks on infrastructure create humanitarian crisis
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Urgent Efforts in Ukraine to Provide Generators to Jewish Communities Fears escalate as a harsh winter looms amid a crippled energy sector
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Dozens of Ukraine Refugees Find a Home at Montreal Women’s Seminary Students given full scholarships and airfare to Canada
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Young Chabad Emissary to Kiev Killed in Jerusalem Traffic Accident Yoel Dovid Lenau, 9, had just returned from the holiday season in Ukraine when he was struck
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Chabad Keeps Kharkov Residents Warm and Fed as Power Fails and Temps Plunge Distributing heaters, blankets, home insulation and food in the war-weary city
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In Odessa, Abandoned Toddler Is Reunited With His 4-Year-Old Brother Little Daniel and Anton were left on the streets before Chabad took them in
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Kharkov Jews Prepare for Rosh Hashanah Wherever They Are Hakhel year gatherings will be more important than ever for a scattered, beleaguered community
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Thousands of Jewish Children From Ukraine Return to School Monumental effort to reopen schools and war rages around them
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The Once-Festive Sound of Ukraine’s Opening School Bells Thoughts on opening the school year amid the trauma and uncertainty of war
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Missiles Strike Heart of Vinnitsa, Ukraine, Bringing Terror to a Safe Haven Chabad teams are going door to door ensuring the well-being of community members
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Replica of Baal Shem Tov’s Ukraine Synagogue Rises in Upstate New York Incorporates bricks of 22 synagogues destroyed in the Holocaust
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Missiles Strike Heart of Vinnitsa, Ukraine, Bringing Terror to a Safe Haven Chabad teams are going door to door ensuring the well-being of community members
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Prayers for Ukraine From Around the World Arrive at the Rebbe’s Resting Place Tens of thousands gather for anniversary of the Rebbe’s passing next Shabbat
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Ukrainian Infant, Born a Refugee, Welcomed Into Jewish Community in Warsaw Brit milah ceremony provides continuity and calm amid the chaos of war
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After Direct Hit on Kremenchuk Mall, Chabad Rushes to Offer Aid At least 10 killed, hundreds are feared injured
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Bombardment of Kharkov Sees Homes Destroyed and Renewed Evacuations Chabad-Lubavitch rushes to evacuate civilians
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A Tearful Reunion in Ukraine For an Elderly Congregant and His Rabbi Homebound through pandemic and war, Jewish man has been cared for from afar
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After Months in Exile, Dozens of Chabad Couples Return to Ukraine Joining their colleagues who never left to help struggling communities celebrate the festival
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Battle-Hardened Kharkov Welcomes Rabbi Home to Ukraine In exile, Rabbi Moshe Moskovitz has been helping the community he worked to build for 30 years
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Ukraine Chabad Couple Locate Long-Missing Beloved Housekeeper Rescue effort is part of ongoing campaign to save and serve those in desperate need
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Ukraine Refugees in Israel Relish Reuniting With Friends From Home Community outings bring much-needed recreation
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At Home and on the Run, Ukraine Jews Celebrate Lag BaOmer Festivities take to the streets from Odessa, Ukraine, to Chisinau, Moldova
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The Fates of Mariupol’s Holocaust Survivors ‘I want the world to hear our stories’
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A Ukrainian Shlucha's War Diary Ukrainian Shlucha writes about her experience in the war.
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With No Water and Little Food, Nikolayev Evacuations Continue Southern Ukraine city draws active fighting and heavy bombardment
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Odessa’s Rabbi: ‘We Can All Be With the Jews of Ukraine on Passover’ Rabbi Avraham Wolff urges filling an empty Seder seat to demonstrate Jewish unity
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Ukraine Refugee’s Secret to Survival: ‘Think Good, and It Will Be Good’ Tatyana Chabarova of Kharkov gets ready to celebrate Passover with Chabad in Israel
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A Jewish Family’s Exodus From Mariupol, Ukraine’s ‘Living Hell’ ‘I asked the rabbi: Why will Passover be so different this year?!?’
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