Month: September 2026

Young musicians from Ashkelon and Rivne met again in Berlin: how the Israeli and Ukrainian cities became part of a single musical exchange

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From September 3 to 10, 2026, an international youth music exchange took place in Berlin, where teenagers from four cities and four countries met simultaneously: Rivne in Ukraine, Ashkelon in Israel, Kołobrzeg in Poland, and Berlin’s Pankow. The Ukrainian side reported on the trip on September 20, after the delegation had returned home. The German … Read more

New Ukrainian banknote of 2000 hryvnias with Stus: the Jew who preserved his poems, and the trace of this story in Israel

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On September 4, 2026, Ukraine introduces a new banknote with a denomination of 2000 hryvnias (approximately 130 shekels). It will feature Vasyl Stus — one of the greatest Ukrainian poets of the 20th century, dissident, human rights activist, and Soviet political prisoner who died in a camp in 1985. The most obvious discussion around the … Read more

85 years since the tragedy of Babi Yar: Yad Vashem on September 29, 2026, will unite the memory of Israel, Ukraine, and immigrants from Ukraine

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On Tuesday, September 29, 2026, a memorial event will be held at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem to mark the 85th anniversary of the mass killings at Babi Yar. According to Yad Vashem’s own wording, it is dedicated to the memory of the Jewish community of Ukraine who perished during the Holocaust. On the official event … Read more

Ex-goalkeeper of ‘Maccabi Haifa’ Georgy Ermakov married Alexandra Mikolyuk from ‘The Bachelor’: Israel appeared twice in the history of this couple

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Ukrainian goalkeeper Georgiy Ermakov, who was defending the goal for Maccabi Haifa in the summer, married Oleksandra Mikolyuk, a participant in the Ukrainian ‘Bachelor-11’. They officially became husband and wife on September 18, 2026. The wedding was announced by the footballer’s current club, FC Kharkiv, congratulating Ermakov and Oleksandra on starting a family. Author: Victoria … Read more

Jew, “the last child of Chernobyl”, serves in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and defends Ukraine, – investigation by Ukrainian journalists

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On April 26, 1986, in Chernobyl, a boy named Yevhen was born into a Jewish family. He is called “the last child of Chernobyl.” Forty years later, he serves in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and defends Ukraine from Russian aggressors. This story connects Chernobyl, Jewish memory, Soviet lies, and the current war of Russia … Read more

In Tel Aviv, ‘Theater Therapy’ will take place: how Ukrainian theater sought freedom after decades of bans – October 8, 2026

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On October 8, 2026, the sixth meeting of the third season of the project “THEATROTHERAPY” will take place at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Tel Aviv. This time, participants will discuss the development of modern Ukrainian theater — from the first years of independence to the stage that changed after the Maidan and the full-scale … Read more

“Ukrainian Shtetl” in Dnipro: Yevhen Kotlyar spent twenty years photographing the disappearing Jewish world — and in 2022, he himself sought refuge in it

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On August 30, 2026, an exhibition by Kharkiv artist and researcher Yevhen Kotlyar, “Ukrainian Shtetl. Return to Places of Strength. Photographic Journeys through Former Jewish Towns,” opened at the Dnipro Museum “Memory of the Jewish People and the Holocaust in Ukraine.” According to the Jewish Community of Dnipro, the exhibition is created from materials of … Read more

Felix Shinder in Israel in 2026: “Lemonchiki”, klezmer, three concerts and Odessa, which you can’t take with you – it travels itself – October 15 – Haifa, October 21 – Netanya, October 23 – Bat Yam

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October 15 — Haifa, October 21 — Netanya, October 23 — Bat Yam. Felix Shinder returns to Israel with “Lemonchiki”, “7:40”, klezmer, Utyosov, and that very Odessa intonation. But behind the cheerful poster, there is another story: after 2022, his concerts in Europe became charitable, and part of the income from one of the previous … Read more

Jewish History and the Maccabean Wars: Ukrainian History Channel Wild Fox Creates 10-Hour Video in Ukrainian

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On January 18, 2025, Ukrainian historical channel Wild Fox presented a unique 10-hour stream, entirely dedicated to the history of the Jewish people in ancient times. This project covers events from the Persian king Cyrus II the Great, who allowed the Jews to return to Judea, to the Maccabean Revolt (166-142 BCE), which led to … Read more

Six years ‘for Ukrainian borscht’: Russian cuisine historian Pavel Syutkin received a colony sentence in the case of ‘military fakes’

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Formally, Pavel Syutkin, of course, was not imprisoned for borscht. On September 15, 2026, the Zyuzinsky District Court of Moscow sentenced the 61-year-old writer and historian of Russian cuisine to six years in a general regime colony on charges of spreading, according to Russian legislation, “knowingly false information” about the Russian army. He was also … Read more