western Ukraine

The former Great Synagogue of Lutsk, Ukraine. (The Center for Jewish Art/Foundation for Jewish Heritage)

Rare ‘fortress synagogue’ to return to Jewish ownership in Lutsk, Ukraine

The 17th-century structure, which the Germans destroyed and the Soviets turned into a sports facility, last served as a Jewish house of worship in 1942.

Chief of the National Police of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko attending a briefing in Kyiv, Ukraine on January 12, 2020. (Yevhen Kotenko/ Ukrinform / Barcroft Media via Getty Images)

Ukrainian police suspend senior officer who asked for a city’s list of Jews

Myhaylo Bank is on temporary leave pending an investigation into his actions, the country’s interior minister said.

DC rabbi says he found trash and bone fragments at Jewish mass graves in Ukraine

Shmuel Herzfeld and his children encountered what they believe to be human remains at Janowska and Rivne near Lviv.

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Volunteers rescue Jewish headstones used to pave street in western Ukraine

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Ukraine teens arrested in vandalism at Jewish cemetery

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Bones unearthed during contested dig at former Jewish cemetery in Ukraine

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Human rights group: Ukraine Jewish mausoleum fire may have been arson

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Ukrainian historian makes career in Jewish heritage travel

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