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The “History and Facts” section on NAnews is dedicated to real historical events, documents, biographies and facts that connect Ukrainians and Jews, Israel and Ukraine.

This section features materials about events, people and processes that help readers better understand the shared Ukrainian-Jewish history: from the life of Jewish communities on Ukrainian lands to the modern dialogue between Ukraine, Israel and the global Jewish community.

There will be bright pages and difficult episodes here. History is not always comfortable and not always simple, but an honest conversation about the past helps break down myths, see real facts and understand how relations between peoples were formed.

Special attention is given to historical memory, the Second World War, the Holocaust, Ukrainian-Jewish ties, religious life, cultural heritage, the fight against antisemitism, the Soviet past, Ukraine’s independence and the events that continue to influence the present.

The “History and Facts” section helps readers see not only separate dates and names, but also the wider context: why certain events matter today, how they are understood in Israel, Ukraine and the Jewish world, and why knowledge of the past remains part of public dialogue.

This is a space for a calm, respectful and open conversation about facts. Without propaganda, without oversimplification and without replacing history with convenient slogans.

NAnews Israel News Nikk.Agency regularly updates the “History and Facts” section to help readers better understand the past, see the links between Ukraine and Israel and find a basis for a more honest conversation in the present.

Follow the “History and Facts” section, because knowledge of the past is a path toward stronger ties, mutual respect and a future without myths.use knowing the past is the key to strong connections in the present.

The Place Where Hasidism Was Born: Secrets of the Village of Tovste, Ternopil Region of Ukraine

Место, где зародился хасидизм: тайны поселка Товсте, Тернопольской области Украины

In 1734, the founder of Hasidism settled in Tovstom Israel ben EliezerIt is believed that It was here that he received his second name, Baal Shem Tov (abbreviated as Besht) and became known as a tzaddik and healer. In his new article “Ukraine Incognita” revealed little-known facts about the Jewish history of the village of […]

“Bulgakov is a symbol of Russian imperial policy, and monuments to him are propaganda”: conclusion of the UIPN

Оборона Украины. День 769. "Булгаков – символ российской имперской политики, а памятники ему – пропаганда": заключение УИНП

Mikhail Bulgakov, despite his Ukrainian roots, was an imperialist and Ukrainophobe by worldview. Experts from the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory of Ukraine (UINP) write about this. Objects dedicated to the Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov in Ukraine are symbols of Russian imperial policy, and their continued presence in public space carries a propagandistic character. Ukrainian […]

A monument to Vladimir Jabotinsky will appear in Odessa: the commission has already made a decision

В Одессе появится памятник Владимиру Жаботинскому: комиссия уже приняла решение - новости Израиля

The Historical and Toponymic Commission of the Odessa City Council unanimously supported the initiative to establish a monument-bust in the city to the outstanding Odessan, writer, poet, and one of the leaders of the Zionist movement Vladimir (Ze’ev) Jabotinsky, without whom it is impossible to imagine the political history of the future State of Israel. […]

A rare siddur from Satanov: how a 1749 manuscript connected Ukraine, Safed, and the ANU Museum in Tel Aviv

In ANU — Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv, a rare exhibit has appeared that is difficult to perceive simply as an old book. It is a handwritten siddur with the kavanot of Ari, created in 1749 in Satanov — a city that is now located in Ukraine. The prayer book was handwritten […]

Israeli Karaites against the backdrop of renewed interest in alternative forms of Judaism

An ancient Jewish movement rejects the authority of rabbis, instead relying on the Jewish Bible as religious law. Avi Yefet was rolling brown dough on a small table, preparing it for baking in the Old City of Jerusalem, writes The Media Line. The unleavened bread, made from flour, coriander seeds, canola oil, and salt, is […]

Soviet ban on memory: exhibition of unrealized memorial of Babi Yar from 1965 opens in Kyiv

“Returning our own past and dismantling the myths created by the Soviet authorities about the Holocaust is one of the strategic directions of the National Historical and Memorial Preserve Babyn Yar,” said its director, Roza Tapanova, in her opening speech. She emphasized that the 1965 competition was a hope for the community to honor the […]

The Evian Conference of 1938: Lessons for Those Who Believe That Israel “Should Not” Help Ukraine

Эвианская конференция 1938 года: Уроки для тех, кто считает, что Израиль "не должен" помогать Украине

Those who claim that “Israel is not obliged to help Ukraine” and that “every country has its own interests” should remember the consequences of such thinking at the Evian Conference, held from July 5 to 16, 1938. The fates of European Jews, whom the Third Reich had already deemed “subhumans,” were on the agenda. In […]

Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls: How Desert Caves Changed the Perception of Ancient Judaism

Кумран и рукописи Мёртвого моря: как пустынные пещеры изменили представление о древнем иудаизме

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 […]

On December 11, Ukraine celebrates the Day of Remembrance of Crimean Crimeans and Jews of Crimea – victims of Nazism.

новости Израиля 11 декабря 2024 НАновости 11 декабря в Украине отмечается День памяти крымчаков и евреев Крыма - жертв нацизма

In 1939, according to the census, 65,452 Jews lived in Crimea, of which more than 7 thousand were Crimeans. According to historical estimates, about 40 thousand Jews and Crimeans became victims of the Nazis in Crimea. After the Nazis were expelled from Crimea, only 499 Jews and Crimeans who lived here before the war remained […]

Righteous Among the Nations Ivan Vovchuk was Stepan Bandera’s deputy in the OUN and saved Jews. His story should be revealed – opinion

The Jerusalem Post: Праведник народов мира Иван Вовчук был заместителем Степана Бандеры в ОУН и спасал евреев. Его история должна быть раскрыта – мнение

He was the vice-president of the Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council (UHVR, chairman Roman Shukhevych), deputy Stepan Bandera in the OUN and at the same time he is a “Righteous Among the Nations”. Fedor Vovk (in emigration – Ivan Vovchuk), together with his wife Yelizaveta Shkandel, saved many Jews in Nazi-occupied Nikopol, says in The Jerusalem […]

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