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Kyiv Jewish school damaged in early-morning Russian drone strike

October 30, 2024October 30, 2024Jesse Orine

KYIV, Ukraine — A Jewish school in the Ukrainian capital suffered “significant structural damage” after being hit by a Russian drone early on Wednesday, according to the Kyiv Jewish community operating the center. The Israeli ambassador in Ukraine, Michael Brodsky, and local authorities confirmed the strike on the Perlina school, part of the Or Avner […]

Shofars blown along Ukrainian frontlines as part of Rosh Hashanah initiative for soldiers

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024Jesse Orine

KYIV, Ukraine — For the first time since Ukraine was plunged into war in 2022, soldiers on the front lines could hear the blast of the shofar marking the Jewish new year. The largest Jewish communal body in the country distributed shofars to Jewish soldiers stationed in dozens of military positions along the 620 miles […]