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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.
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Eight dead, dozens wounded as Russia strikes Ukraine with missiles, drones
Israeli philanthropies expand educational centers for injured children in Ukraine
Odesa Jewish school, orphanage damaged in Russian strikes
The Chabad Ohr Avner school suffered a direct hit, according to Chabad, and a Mishpacha Ukraine orphanage was devastated by nearby explosions.
Rabbi Shmuel Yerish: From teaching in Ukraine to creating Jewish kids' toys in Hadera
Rabbi Shmuel Yerish is grateful that “here in Israel you can live a full Jewish life, without judgment or reproach.”
At least 14 wounded in Russian attack on Ukraine's Sumy region, PM says
Overall, Russia launched a total of 93 drones and two missiles overnight, the Ukrainian air force said, adding it downed 62 drones and one missile, and recorded hits at 20 locations.
Ukraine beach explosions kill three in Odessa, drones target southern Russia
Earlier on Sunday, several apartments and an industrial facility were damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack on the south Russian region of Saratov.
Historic Ukrainian synagogue significantly damaged by Russian drone strike
“This sacred building, constructed at the end of the 19th century, served as a place of prayer, hope, and spiritual strength for the Jewish community of Odesa,” wrote Rabbi Moshe Azman.
Russia recruiting unknowing suicide bombers as part of shadow war against Ukraine - report
Russia has begun to recruit young Ukrainians as unwilling suicide bombers amid the third year of the Ukraine-Russia War.
Russia's latest drone strikes hit Kyiv, maternity ward in Odesa, Ukraine says
At least four people were hospitalized in the capital as a result of the hours-long attacks that hit seven of the city's 10 districts, city officials said.
Russian missile strike damages historic Jewish institutions in Odesa
A Russian missile attack in Odesa destroyed several UNESCO-protected areas.
Jewish soldiers wounded in Ukraine and Gaza launch school year with prayer in Odessa
Viktor Kovchak, a Ukrainian-Jewish soldier wounded on the frontlines, attended the ceremony on crutches, assisted by Rabbi Avraham Wolff, the chief rabbi of southern Ukraine.
Odesa's Jews find strength in faith amid war
Diaspora Affairs - Amidst the echoes of war in Odesa, an unexpected revival unfolds. The city's Jewish community, with roots as deep as the Black Sea port itself, faces its greatest challenge yet.
