Natan Sharansky – Soviet dissident, human rights activist, publicist, a good friend of Ukrainians at the level of diplomatic relations between Ukraine and Israel
“Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter” continues its project about famous Israelis of Ukrainian origin – Natan Sharansky. Today, Natan Sharansky remains a good friend of Ukrainians at the level of diplomatic relations between Ukraine and Israel. His clear stance on international support for Ukraine after the start of the large-scale Russian invasion became a call for the Israeli […]
Israel canceled the deportation of a Ukrainian after the embassy’s intervention: why this case became an important signal for the community
In Israel, a Ukrainian citizen who faced deportation due to suspicions of connections with so-called ‘hostile structures’ was released from custody. The man was under arrest for almost a month, but after the intervention of the Ukrainian Embassy, the filing of an appeal, and a court review, the Israeli Ministry of Interior decided not to […]
Jews from Ukraine: Moshe Segal from Poltava, the man who was arrested for blowing the shofar in Jerusalem on Yom Kippur
The story of Moshe (Moshe-Tzvi) Segal is the trajectory from Poltava to Jerusalem. Youth in the Ukrainian Jewish environment, strict study routine, and the first Zionist circles turn into a public gesture of freedom at the Western Wall on Yom Kippur in 1930. He gave the final sound of the shofar — tekiah gedolah — […]
From November to ‘decades-long war’: why Ukraine is once again being given different timelines for the end of the war
Ukrainian society has once again found itself inside an information vortex: some sources speak of a possible end to the hot phase of the war by November, others of preparations for another two to three years of hostilities, and still others warn of a conflict that could stretch over a decade. For Israel, this topic […]
Ukraine calls on Israel for a professional and unbiased dialogue of historians, as well as for the study of archives within the framework of the joint Ukrainian-Israeli historical commission
Ukraine responded to Israel’s criticism over the reburial of Andriy Melnyk and proposed to move the sharp public dispute to a professional format — through a joint Ukrainian-Israeli dialogue of historians, archives, and the work of an expert commission. It’s not just about the ceremony in Ukraine. For Israel, the topic of the OUN, World […]
Dollar below 2.80: why the strong shekel has become both good news and a worrying signal for Israel
The dollar sharply fell against the shekel again and on the morning of May 29, 2026, it dropped below the psychological mark of 2.80 shekels. For the Israeli market, this is no longer just currency statistics, but an indicator of how the war, negotiations between Washington and Tehran, the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, […]
Ukrainian magic in Israel: the family fantasy ‘Khreshchatyk 48/2’ will be shown to children and parents in Tel Aviv and Haifa – June 17 and 18, 2026
The Ukrainian family fantasy “Khreshchatyk 48/2” / “Office of Magical Powers” (original in Ukrainian – “Офіс магічних сил”) is coming to audiences in Israel not just as a film screening, but as a children’s festival of magic, adventures, and Kyiv mysteries. In June, the film will be shown in Tel Aviv and Haifa, and before […]
Officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine “Hasid” received the international IPA award: what is known about the fighter and why he was recognized
International Police Association awarded a Ukrainian Armed Forces officer The International Police Association (IPA), uniting law enforcement officers from more than 70 countries, awarded its medal to an officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the call sign “Hasid”. This was reported by the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine (FJCU) and the publication […]
Ukraine and Israel on the same field: how Nahariya reached the final of the international tournament in Berlin and became part of a great European story
A youth football delegation from Nahariya returned from Berlin with silver, but the story itself turned out to be broader than the usual sports result. The Israeli city represented the country at the II International Youth Football Tournament of City Partnerships in the Berlin district of Tempelhof-Schöneberg, where teams from Germany, France, Poland, and Ukraine […]
Jews from Ukraine: Ephraim Moshe Lilien, from Ukrainian Drohobych, through ‘Theodor Herzl in Basel, 1901’ to ‘the first Zionist artist’
In the section “Jews from Ukraine” — the story of Ephraim Moses Lilien, an artist from Drohobych, who is called the first Zionist artist. His journey took him through Galicia, Krakow, Munich, Berlin, Basel, and Jerusalem, and his graphics helped the Jewish national movement find its own visual language. A Jew from Drohobych who became […]