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Four years into the ongoing humanitarian crisis, tens of thousands of Jewish community members across Ukraine celebrated Purim 2026 under challenging and sometimes nearly impossible conditions • Full Story, Photos
The city of Kharkiv and its Jewish community are well known throughout Ukraine and around the world for their resilience and strength — not only surviving four years of war and life on the frontlines, but continuing to grow and emerge even stronger • Full Story, Photos, Video
This year Purim the synagogue in Kharkov, the largest in Ukraine, was packed with young and old celebrating as if there was no war going on outside • Full Story, Photos
Friday December 16th, ten rockets hit Kharkov, Ukraine knocking out the electricity throughout the city. The subway station is closed and empty. Except for those in Kharkov who are thinking about Chanukah. The subway stations in Kharkov were home to over 15,000 people for months of the war. Now a menorah was being carried down the large escalator to get ready for the first day of Chanukah • Full Story
On May 23, Rabbi Moshe Moskovitz returned to Kharkiv with two of his children—Sholom Ber, 22, and Sheina, 16. According to Miriam Moskovitz, her family said it was “very special to be home and be back in our shul.” Igor Terechov, the mayor of Kharkiv, Ukraine, made a visit on Tuesday to the Chabad Choral Synagogue, where he met with Rabbi Moskovitz, as well as local community members who have been living in the synagogue since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February • Full Story, Photos
Wednesday night a direct missile attack hit the Nikolsky department store right next to the Kharkov synagogue. The intensity of the explosion blew out windows in the synagogue. At the time over one hundred people were sleeping in the synagogue and thank G-d no casualties • Full Story, Photos
Baby boy to Yechezkel and Chana (nee Rappaport) Landa — Crown Heights
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Zalmy Hirsch (ben R’ Yossi) – Pomona, NY to Feigy Arnauve (bas R’ Eliezer) – Paris, France
L’Chaim: Tonight (Tue) at Simcha Hall, 8:30 PM
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Baby Boy to Shmuel and Chava (nee Grunblatt) Geisinsky – Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Baby boy to Yanki and Chanie Denburg — Coral Springs, FL
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