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The rubric “!! This Is the Life…” tells the stories of Israeli citizens of Ukrainian origin who found themselves in Israel at a conscious age.

These individuals have successfully adapted and integrated into Israeli society, while still maintaining a connection to Ukrainian culture, preserving love and memory of Ukraine.

Their stories demonstrate how it is possible to harmoniously combine two homelands — Israel and Ukraine — and their cultures, without losing one’s identity and respect for both countries.

“Chornitsa”. In Israel, there is a rock band that writes and sings in Ukrainian.

Видео: "Chornitsa". В Израиле есть рок-группа, которая пишет и поет на украинском

On April 26, 2024, in Rishon LeZion at the Bella Ciao club, the rock band Chornitsa will perform with their original songs and Ukrainian covers (Acoustic). Tickets and details here – https://www.eventer.co.il/wyqj7 Original songs and Ukrainian hits. “Odin v kanoe”, “Vopli Vidoplyasova”, “Okean Elzy” …. The folk-rock band “Chornitsa” founded by immigrants from Ukraine presents […]

She was 100 years old: Righteous Among the Nations Lidia Savchuk – a Ukrainian whom both Hitler’s Nazism and Putin’s Rashism wanted to wipe off the face of the earth

Ей было 100 лет: Праведница народов мира Лидия Савчук - украинка, которую и нацизм Гитлера, и рашизм путина хотели стереть с лица земли

At the beginning of November 2025, in Lucerne, Switzerland, Lidiya Klimovna Savchuk quietly passed away — one of the last living Ukrainian Righteous Among the Nations. She was 100 years old. Not a politician, not a media star — an ordinary woman at first glance, who once said “yes” to another’s life in her youth […]

An Israeli photographer creates a project dedicated to Ukrainian women in Israel. Models pose in traditional Ukrainian costumes against the backdrop of Israeli cities, uniting the culture and history of the two nations.

Израильский фотограф создает проект, посвященный украинкам в Израиле. Модели позируют в традиционных украинских костюмах на фоне израильских городов, объединяя культуру и историю двух народов

Photo project by Israeli photographer Olga Savinadedicated Ukrainian women in Israelbecame not only a way to preserve cultural heritage, but also a bridge between two peoples. Models dressed in traditional Ukrainian costumes pose against the backdrop of Israeli cities, creating a visual story that unites past and present. “I would like to do a series […]

The name of the Hero of Ukraine with a Jewish soul has become a wine in Israel

Имя Героя Украины с еврейской душой стало вином в Израиле

Young Israelis still feel the pain of losing a Ukrainian comrade with whom they created a Zionist project — an organic farm at the foot of Mount Carmel. In memory of their friend, who heroically died repelling Russian aggression against Ukraine, they named a new wine made from the vineyards he planted. On March 12, […]

Video: Ukrainian Community in Israel: Language, Politics, and Breaking with Russian Narratives. Michael Goldstein – UDM Israel – “Balachki” #4

Видео: Украинская община в Израиле: язык, политика и разрыв с российскими нарративами. Міхаель Гольдштейн - UDM Iзраїль

NAnews presents a review of the podcast “BalachkI” with Michael Goldstein. The Ukrainian community in Israel and key topics — language, politics, volunteering, barriers for Russians, and relations between Ukraine and Israel. The Ukrainian community in Israel: language, politics and breaking away from Russian narratives NAnews presents a new review: premiere of the 4th episode […]

“This is a disaster”: a frank conversation with an Orthodox Jewish chaplain of the Armed Forces of Ukraine — about the front, faith, and how not to lose a person – video

«Это капец»: откровенный разговор с ортодоксальным еврейским капелланом ВСУ — о фронте, вере и том, как не потерять человека - видео

“There is a law, and it says: ‘If someone comes to kill you — kill him first.’ The most important part. Therefore, defending your country is a commandment of God. There is such a commandment: ‘Do not cross the border.’ It is written in the Torah, in the Bible, right? Therefore, those who came here […]

Ukrainian soldier learns of his Jewish roots and undergoes circumcision after tragedy at the front

While the attention of the Israeli public is focused on the confrontation between Israel and Iran, the war in Ukraine does not subside. Russian missiles continue to strike Ukrainian cities, destroying both civilians and civilian infrastructure. But amid the destruction, losses, and anxiety, there are also stories that inspire — especially for the Jewish community, […]

Kyiv students sing in Yiddish and Hebrew: a cultural bridge between Ukraine and Israel – about the Kiev group “Bou Nashir”

Киевские студенты поют на идише и иврите: культурный мост между Украиной и Израилем - про киевский коллектив "Боу нашир"

Kyiv collective “Bow Nashir” continues to amaze: Ukrainian students perform songs in Yiddish and Hebrew, creating a unique cultural bridge between Ukraine and Israel. But what is behind this project? Why do students, many of whom are not Jewish, choose such an unusual musical path? I told this story Eduard Doks, from Kyiv, specially for […]

Video: “SHO?” – how trials, faith and support turned the restaurant into a “place of power” for Ukrainians in Israel – Ganna Andrienko on the UDM Israel channel

Hanna Andriienko shares the story of transforming a karaoke club into the restaurant “SHO?”, the wave of challenges she faced, and how her project brings together the Ukrainian and Jewish communities in Tel Aviv and Israel. On July 9, 2025, the second episode of the “Balachky” podcast was released on the UDM Israel channel, in […]

From the ‘Ukraine’ forest in Israel’s Negev: Kharkiv native Igal Yasinov, director of JNF-KKL Eurasia, congratulated Ukraine on Independence Day

On August 23, 2026, the CEO of JNF-KKL Eurasia, Igal Yasinov, recorded a congratulatory message in Ukrainian to Ukraine from the ‘Ukraine’ forest in Israel’s Negev. I checked the history of this place—from the Odessa Grove of 2014 and Petro Poroshenko’s olive tree to the memorial stele, fires near Dorot, and the old Google Maps […]

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