“Bright memory to Maksym Bulygin. We remember. We respect. We will not forget. Baruch Dayan HaEmet – Blessed is the True Judge“, – from the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine. On January 20, 2026, in Zhytomyr, a commemorative event was held dedicated to the unveiling of a memorial plaque for Maksym Bulygin — a … Read more
The question “why doesn’t Russia rebel” is being asked in Ukraine and increasingly in Israel, where the war in Europe is not seen as a “distant conflict” but as part of a common axis of threats: Moscow–Tehran (Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis, and other allied RF terrorist formations), suppression technologies, drones, missiles, sanctions, Syria. On the surface, … Read more
Every autumn, the city of Uman in the Cherkasy region of Ukraine becomes a place of pilgrimage for thousands of Jews from all over the world who come to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. This event symbolizes not only a religious tradition, but also a deep historical connection between the Jewish people and … Read more
June 10 is the birthday of the legendary “Dido Panas” – Petro Vesklyarov (Pinchas Khaimovich Vesklyar). The future actor was born in Talne, Uman County, Kyiv Province (now Cherkasy region) and came from a Jewish family. A significant legend spread that, being the host of the children’s program “Good Night, Kids”, which was broadcast live, … Read more
On January 15, 2025 it became known that The Israeli Knesset approved a bill to perpetuate the memory of the outstanding Rabbi Chaim Drukman. Born in 1932 in the Carpathian town of Kuty (now a village in the Kosovo region of the Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine), he became one of the key figures of religious … Read more
“Borsch is not just food, it is a symbol of tradition, sustainability and family warmth,” – this is how he describes his work Igor KulakovIsraeli writer, journalist and descendant of a tzaddik. His book “My book about borscht” is a deep dive into the history, recipes and cultural significance of Ukraine’s most famous dish. Book, … Read more
Ukraine dedicated the years 2025–2026 to Shmuel Yosef Agnon. Exhibitions, conferences, and expeditions will revive memory and strengthen cultural ties with Israel. Agnon and His Ukrainian Roots Shmuel Yosef Agnon, born in Buchach, became the first Israeli writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. His books are filled with the atmosphere of Ukrainian … Read more
The morning of February 28, 2026 marked a sharp transition of the Middle Eastern crisis into an open military phase. After the start of a joint operation by Israel and the USA against Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made an emergency address to the citizens of the country, warning of difficult days ahead. Simultaneously, … Read more
Ukrainian diplomat and expert of the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation Volodymyr Lakomov in a column for “Literary Ukraine” proposes a controversial but understandable thesis: the colonial experience of Eastern Europe cannot be described only in the language of “classical” modern empires. At the center of his argument is the idea of “reverse colonialism”: a … Read more
On the western map of Ukraine, there is a city whose name has become a symbol of cultural memory — Buchach. It was here that the future Nobel laureate Shmuel Yosef Agnon was born, a writer who combined Jewish spirituality and European philosophy. A century later, this city resonates again — now as the site … Read more
