ukraine revolution

Participants of an annual event in honor of Stepan Bandera march through Kyiv, Ukraine on Jan. 1, 2021. (Genya Savilou/AFP via Getty Images)

In Ukraine, hundreds march with torches in annual tribute to Nazi collaborator

Banners reading, “Nationalism is our religion. Bandera is our prophet” were seen in Kyiv, as officials laid wreaths for the militia leader.

Participants in the March of Dignity gather in Kiev's Maidan Independence Square for ceremonies marking the first anniversary of the Maidan Revolution that led to the ouster of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovic, Feb. 22, 2015. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

How Ukraine’s bloody 2014 revolution affected Jews

JTA correspondent Sam Sokol’s recent book tells the story of Ukraine’s recent history through a Jewish lens.

Ukrainian Jews at the Beit Grand Jewish Community Center in Odessa on Nov. 1, 2019. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

For Ukrainian Jews, having a Jewish president is a source of pride — and fear

Volodymr Zelensky’s election was a major symbolic Jewish victory, but the one-time actor faces enormous political challenges that some Jews say could bring a backlash.

Residents of Kyiv, Ukraine at Maidan square on May 15, 2014. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

Global

Dozens of Ukrainian lawmakers want embassy moved to Jerusalem

Global

Ukraine’s honoring of war criminals leaves its Jews uneasy — and divided

Culture

Russian-Israeli director takes Ukraine revolution to the Oscars

Global

Kiev Jewish volunteers undergo disaster training

Global

In Kiev, an Israeli army vet led a street-fighting unit

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