Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Jews pray on a street near the tomb of Reb Nachman of Breslov in Uman, Ukraine, on Sept. 20, 2006. (Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)

How an annual religious pilgrimage created a year-round Jewish community in Uman, Ukraine

Relying on tourism for their livelihood, around 70 families have settled in this sleepy Ukrainian city where their rabbis says they are “not wanted.”

By Cnaan Liphshiz September 4, 2020 3:33 pm

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Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelensky meeting with rabbis in Kyiv on May 6, 2019. (Courtesy of the Jewish Community of Kharkov)

Ukraine’s Jewish president thinks Jews especially should invest in his country

Amid a campaign seeking to bolster a stunted economy, Vlodymyr Zelensky points out historic ties and Jewish tourism today.

August 27, 2020 2:56 pm

Ukrainian police officers detain a suspected hijacker in Lutsk, Ukraine on July 21, 2020. (Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukraine’s President Zelensky helps free hostages by plugging Joaquin Phoenix film on Facebook

The 13 people held hostage on a bus were freed after Zelensky satisfied the hijacker’s bizarre demand.

July 22, 2020 4:41 pm

Ukrainian president and his delegation give their seats at Israel Holocaust forum to survivors

By Marcy Oster January 23, 2020 7:41 am

Jews pray on a street near the tomb of Reb Nachman of Breslov in Uman, Ukraine, on Sept. 20, 2006. (Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)

How an annual religious pilgrimage created a year-round Jewish community in Uman, Ukraine

By Cnaan Liphshiz September 4, 2020 3:33 pm

Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelensky meeting with rabbis in Kyiv on May 6, 2019. (Courtesy of the Jewish Community of Kharkov)

Ukraine’s Jewish president thinks Jews especially should invest in his country

By Cnaan Liphshiz August 27, 2020 2:56 pm

Ukrainian police officers detain a suspected hijacker in Lutsk, Ukraine on July 21, 2020. (Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukraine’s President Zelensky helps free hostages by plugging Joaquin Phoenix film on Facebook

By Cnaan Liphshiz July 22, 2020 4:41 pm

Ukrainian president and his delegation give their seats at Israel Holocaust forum to survivors

By Marcy Oster January 23, 2020 7:41 am

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