In Ukraine, the film “Second Wind” was released — about 5 veterans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who lost limbs in the war with Russia and ascended Kilimanjaro on prosthetics; the project was initiated by a Jewish-Ukrainian-American philanthropist
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 […]
Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls: How Desert Caves Changed the Perception of Ancient Judaism
The material is prepared based on the interview with “Hromadske Radio” (published on January 15, 2026 (Ukr.)). Interviewees: journalist Yelyzaveta Tsaregradska and the president of the Ukrainian Association of Judaic Studies, senior research fellow of the Judaic Foundation of the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine, Vitaliy Chernoivanenko. Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls are one […]
Ukrainian cinema at the 43rd Jerusalem Film Festival from July 9 to 19, 2026 in Jerusalem
From July 9 to 19, 2026, the 43rd Jerusalem Film Festival is held in Jerusalem—one of Israel’s main film forums and an important platform for international auteur cinema. This year, the Ukrainian presence at the festival is particularly noticeable: the program features films by Valentyn Vasyanovych and Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk, and director Serhiy Loznitsa is included […]
“Mariupol Drama” in Israel: a performance by surviving actors of the Mariupol Theater — tour June 1–6, 2026
The documentary play “Mariupol Drama / (orig. Ukr. “Маріупольська драма”)“ is being brought to Israel in early June 2026. This is a theatrical project created by surviving actors of the bombed Mariupol Theater — a production about the events of February–March 2022, where, as stated in the description, “there is no conjecture — only truthful […]
79% of corn in Israel is from Ukraine: how grain became part of the country’s food security
It is primarily about feed corn and imports: Israel hardly grows it on an industrial scale, so Ukrainian 934 thousand tons may account for about 79% of Israel’s corn imports. Israel entered the top five largest buyers of Ukrainian corn at the end of the 2025/2026 marketing year. This is not just agricultural statistics. For […]
Ukrainian Cultural Center in Tel Aviv, Israel: event announcements
In Tel Aviv-Yafo, the Ukrainian Cultural Center operates — a platform where Ukrainian culture in Israel exists not “on holidays,” but in the regular city rhythm. This is a place for exhibitions, meetings, lectures, and community events, where not only Ukrainians come, but also Israelis who find it important to understand neighbors and partners not […]
A conference on the Krymchaks – the indigenous people of Ukraine and the Jewish community of Crimea will be held in ANU on July 17, 2026, at ANU – Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv
On July 17, 2026, the conference “To Live and Return with Memory. Krymchaks: Yesterday and Today” will be held at ANU — Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv. This event is dedicated to the history, culture, memory, and modernity of the Krymchaks — one of the smallest Jewish communities in the world and […]
World on Fire 2026: Which Countries Are Currently at War and Why It Matters to Israel
In 2026, the map of armed conflicts no longer looks like a set of separate crises. Russia’s war against Ukraine, the direct confrontation between Israel and Iran, the civil war in Sudan, the conflict in Myanmar, instability in the Sahel, Houthi attacks, hostilities in Syria, Yemen, and several African countries — all these are parts […]
Are you 60+ in Israel and still working? Perhaps the pension fund can already pay you money
Many residents of Israel approach the age of 60 with the feeling that retirement is something distant, complicated, and almost inevitably bureaucratic. As long as there is work, a salary, and a familiar rhythm of life, it seems that dealing with pension funds can be postponed: closer to 67 years, after dismissal, or already when […]
Ukraine offered Israel to join the international compensation architecture for Russian aggression
Ukraine offers Israel to move to a new level of relations: from cautious support of Ukrainian sovereignty to participation in the system of holding Russia accountable for the war, cooperation in the field of security, defense technologies, economy, recovery, and historical memory. Two meetings in Jerusalem: Israeli Foreign Ministry and economic track On July 5, […]