Odessa

Chabad efforts secure Odesa posting for Breslov Hasid detained over Ukraine draft

A 49-year-old Israeli citizen drafted into the Ukrainian military after traveling to Uman for Rosh Hashanah will serve as a doctor in Odesa instead of a feared combat posting near Kharkiv.

Jonathan Karlinsky, an Israeli-Ukrainian drafted into the Ukrainian army.
Danny with his personal caregiver, Mushki.

Danny, my child of the year

mokes rises after a Russian ballistic missile strike hit a roadway in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district, where a traffic-light control electrical cabinet caught fire and windows were shattered in nearby residential buildings on July 11, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Eight dead, dozens wounded as Russia strikes Ukraine with missiles, drones

The entrance sign to the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, October 24, 2023, Jerusalem, Israel.

Israeli philanthropies expand educational centers for injured children in Ukraine


New exhibition reveals the secrets of the Israeli ‘Mayflower’

On December 19th, 1919, Ruslan, carrying 600 travelers from Odessa, docked at the port of Jaffa. It has been dubbed “the Israeli Mayflower,” because many of its passengers entered Israel's pantheon.

THE ‘RUSLAN’ anchors at the port of Istanbul on its way from Odessa to Israel in 1919.

Texas shooter bought gun in private sale, after ban due to mental illness -ABC

The gunman, identified as Seth Aaron Ator, 36, carried out the shooting spree in the neighboring cities of Midland and Odessa

Flowers are seen at the site of a mass shooting where 20 people lost their lives at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, U.S. August 4, 2019

Ze'ev Jabotinsky’s fake news incident

‘Fake news” is not a new concept. Ze’ev (Vladimir) Jabotinsky, whose yahrzeit, or death anniversary, is today, the 29th of the Hebrew month Tammuz 1940, was a victim.

ZE’EV (VLADMIR) Jabotinsky.

Who are the Jews of Ukraine?

Jewish presence in Ukraine predates the first recorded use of the country’s name. Historically, though, they haven’t had an easy life for most of that time.

Grave of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov Uman Ukraine

Jabotinsky’s home saved from demolition, to be declared historic site

Communications Minister Ayoub Kara flew to Ukraine last week after local media reports said Jabotinsky’s childhood home, built in 1880 on Odessa’s historic Jewish Street, was in danger.

  Communications Minister Ayoub Kara and Chabad Rabbi Avraham Wolff outside Ze'ev Jabotinsky's home with a Mezuzah-shaped plaque marking the spot.

From Odessa with love

The Odessa Festival was comprised of 10 events; all original works.

The march in the spirit of the Soviet Union (particularly Odessa): Models parade through the museum, joined by festival attendees.