“We ask you for salvation”: May 16 – 3 years since the appeal of a Jewish Azov fighter to the Israeli government: “On the ruins of the Azovstal plant, there are Jews like you and me”

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The defense of Azovstal lasted from March 18 to May 16, 2022, on the territory of the Mariupol Metallurgical Plant “Azovstal”. It took place as part of the battle for Mariupol during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian forces besieged the plant for a long time, and on May 16, 2022, the Ukrainian garrison surrendered … Read more

Jews from Ukraine: Aaron David Gordon – Ukrainian roots of the Zionist ideologist and the history of “Gordonia”

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Aaron David Gordon – Ukrainian Jew, philosopher and ideologist of working Zionism. His ideas inspired the youth in Alia and the creation of kibbutsev in Palestine. The history of the path from the Zhytomyr region to Dgania in our constant column “Jews from Ukraine“. Childhood and youth in Troyanov Aaron David Gordon Born on June … Read more

The last witnesses of the era: about 111 thousand Holocaust survivors live in Israel, and their number is inexorably decreasing

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On April 12, 2026, on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Holocaust Survivors’ Rights Authority published new data on people whose personal biographies remain a living testimony to one of the most terrible tragedies in the history of the Jewish people. According to this data, about 111,000 Holocaust survivors live in Israel today. All … Read more

These are no longer two wars: why Ukraine and Iran are increasingly seen as parts of one global conflict

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In the New York Times article from April 12, 2026, a harsh but increasingly discussed thesis is voiced: the wars in Ukraine and around Iran are already difficult to perceive as completely isolated crises. They are increasingly described as interconnected theaters of one large confrontation, where not only armies and states collide, but also models … Read more

Islamabad without a deal: The US and Iran concluded the third round of talks without an agreement, and for Israel, this is a signal of new turbulence

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On April 12, 2026, the third round of US-Iran negotiations concluded in Islamabad without reaching an agreement. After 21 hours of discussions, the delegations departed, and the key disagreements remained unchanged: Washington demands strict guarantees from Tehran on the nuclear issue, while Iran accuses the US of excessive demands and a lack of realism. For … Read more

Ukraine has reached a new level of defensive role: Zelensky for the first time acknowledged the participation of Ukrainian military in intercepting Shahed in the Middle East

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Kyiv no longer hides: Ukrainian drone warfare experience is already working beyond the country’s borders Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly confirmed for the first time what experts had been discussing for weeks: Ukrainian military personnel participated in operations in the Middle East and helped shoot down Iranian Shahed drones in several countries in the region … Read more

Do you know who adorns the 50-shekel bill? Shaul Tchernichovsky, an outstanding Jewish poet born and created in Ukraine.

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Chernikhovsky was born in Mikhailovka (Taurida Governorate), now the urban-type settlement of Mikhailovka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. On August 20, 2020, a commemorative plaque for Chernikhovsky was unveiled on the building of the Mikhailovka Local History Museum (Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine). On March 1, 2022, Mikhailovka was occupied by Russian aggressors. Do you know who adorns the … Read more

Silver with historical weight: Israel’s épée team won a medal at the Junior World Championship for the first time, passing through Egypt, Ukraine, and Hungary

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Israeli épée wrote a new page in Rio The Israeli junior épée team achieved a result that can already be considered historic for national fencing. On the night from Thursday to Friday, the team won silver medals at the Junior World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, for the first time in history climbing the world … Read more

Oil, drones, and a united front: why the Russia-Iran alliance is becoming a direct threat to Israel

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The close rapprochement between Russia and Iran has long ceased to be a historical curiosity or a situational partnership of two regimes under sanctions. Today, it is a much more dangerous construct in which Moscow and Tehran exchange technologies, military experience, political cover, and resources, and the consequences of this cooperation are increasingly impacting the … Read more

American Jewish volunteer in shock: on the front lines in Ukraine – solidarity and support for Jews, in New York – hatred and anti-Israel hysteria. NY Post report

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American Jewish drone operator Sam Nahins, who volunteered in Ukraine, told the NY Post why he felt safer on the front lines than among antisemitic slogans in New York. The article features his perspective on Ukrainian-American brotherhood and the unique role of Help is on WayUA. New York Post: An American Jew Found Respect in … Read more