Sholem Aleichem

A barman preparing a cocktail at Kosher Bar in Odessa, Ukraine on Sept. 25, 2019. (Courtesy of Kosher Bar)

The first kosher bar in the former Soviet Union serves up cocktails and Torah lessons

The bar in Odessa, Ukraine faces big challenges ahead, but founder David Roitman felt moved to open it out of a sense of communal responsibility.

By Cnaan Liphshiz January 6, 2020 4:56 pm

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Red swastikas daubed on Sholem Aleichem statue in Ukraine

The incident in Kyiv follows the publication of a poll suggesting that anti-Semitic sentiment has spread in the country.

November 25, 2019 4:57 am

Who are the Jews of Ukraine?

Despite the centuries of adversity, there’s a cultural and religious revival happening.

May 13, 2019 4:08 pm

To save Yiddish theater, these Romanian actors abandoned their home

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Writer Bel Kaufman dies at 103

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When Sholem Aleichem Met Mark Twain

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