J7 — the union of the largest Jewish communities in the USA, Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Australia, and Argentina. On July 29, 2026, the union of the largest Jewish organizations J7 published the second annual report J7 Annual Report on Antisemitism 2026. The authors recorded more than 23,000 antisemitic incidents during 2025 and stated … Read more
On March 26, 2026, Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine reported an event that holds not only religious but also cultural and historical significance for Ukraine. The Judaica Department of the Institute of Manuscripts of the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine received a Ukrainian edition of the Torah as a gift — a bilingual book … Read more
Jewish embroidery in the territory of modern Ukraine is not a myth and not an attempt to “invent a Jewish vyshyvanka.” It is a complex layer of culture where synagogue textiles, home rituals, women’s headwear, kippahs, bibs, belts, and festive clothing were intertwined with the history of Galicia, Podolia, Volhynia, Kyiv, Bukovina, and other regions. … Read more
Ukrainian strikes on ships and Russian military facilities in the Caspian Sea may prove to be a significantly more important event than the destruction of several individual targets. For the first time, Ukraine has delivered a direct strike on a route that connects the military and economic systems of Russia and Iran, and Tehran has … Read more
A cemetery where history stands not in rows, but in wounds The Jewish cemetery in Berdychiv is not just an old necropolis on the map of Ukraine. It is a place where the stones look as if the earth has been trying for many years to push out a memory that cannot be completely buried. … Read more
A large-scale fire occurred in the religious and pilgrimage complex near the burial site of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi — the Alter Rebbe, founder of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement and author of the book “Tanya,” in the city of Hadiach, Poltava region. The fire started on Friday, July 24, 2026, at 11:36 PM, just … Read more
In October 2025, the documentary film “Second Wind” by director Maria Kondakova was released in Ukraine — a story about people who have gone through war, loss, and rehabilitation but have not lost the ability to dream. The film tells the story of five Ukrainian defenders who climbed to the summit of Kilimanjaro — despite … Read more
In Israel, many people have the same practical problem: the main bank or credit card is literally linked to everything. It is used to pay for advertising on Facebook, Instagram, and Google, subscriptions to work services, hosting, domains, online stores, apps, trips, delivery, international platforms, and dozens of small regular payments. As long as everything … Read more
Influential American supporter of Donald Trump and supporter of Israel, Laura Loomer, during a July trip to Ukraine, learned previously unknown details about the history of her Jewish family. Ukrainian archivists found information about her great-grandfather Pinkus Loomer, who was born in Vinnytsia on February 10, 1895, and later moved with relatives to Kyiv. Loomer … Read more
32-year-old resident of Havat Gilad, Benyahu Malt, went to rescue a group of Israelis and was killed by shots from a weapon seized by the attacker from a local security service employee. After the third attack in Samaria in less than a day, the IDF sent five additional companies to the region, blocked the village … Read more
