Huddling by fire, Jews in rebel-held Ukraine keep synagogue alive Freezing conditions add to the challenges facing the 2,000 Jews who remain in a city gripped by a humanitarian crisis.
Hundreds of Ukrainian Jews receive aid packages at Lugansk synagogue Some 300 recipients stood in line for over an hour, braving sub-freezing temperatures for the distribution of basic necessities.
For ‘hardcore’ Jews displaced by Ukrainian fighting, Israel beckons Having fled the fighting in Lugansk and Donetsk, increasing numbers of Ukraininan Jews are despairing of returning to their homes.
