Jewish Telegraphic Agency

As Ukraine war enters Year 3, Odessa Jewish Children’s Home struggles with new challenges

An estimated 30,000 Jews remain in Odessa. They’re still enduring near-daily attacks on the city. Many are struggling with the loss of livelihoods, homes and loved ones. When Rabbi Avraham Wolff ...
The Forward

3 years into war, Jewish life in Ukraine gets boost from NY Jewry

(JTA) — When Russian troops invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, Yuliia, 26, a Jewish single mother of three from Kherson, barely had time to flee her hometown before it fell to Russian control. After ...
Los Angeles Times

Rosh Hashana in wartime: As missiles fall, Jews in Ukraine find hope, even joy

KHARKIV, Ukraine — The tables were laid, the candles were lighted, and the last rainy-day light was dying as prayerful voices rose toward the synagogue’s ornate domed ceiling. The Jewish New Year was ...
The Jewish Exponent

As Ukraine War Enters Year 3, Odessa Jewish Children’s Home Struggles With New Challenges

Mishpacha Children’s Home in Odessa cares for 120 Ukrainian Jewish children whose parents either are dead or cannot care for them. (Courtesy of Mishpacha Chabad Odessa) When Rabbi Avraham Wolff leaves ...
Sun Sentinel

As Ukraine war enters Year 3, Odessa Jewish Children’s Home struggles with new challenges

When Rabbi Avraham Wolff leaves the Mishpacha Children’s Home in Odessa, Ukraine, most evenings, he whispers a silent prayer. He prays that the 120 children for whom his organization cares will be ...