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While hundreds of Jews are leaving Kyiv amid Russian attacks, many more, led by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, who is of Jewish origin, are staying on to defend the country. Jews have always been part of the long history of Kyiv, which has been ruled for a thousand years by Slavic princes, Normans, […]

(The Conversation) — A Kyivan Jewish scholar explains the long history of Jews in Kyiv and how they thrived, despite hostilities.

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Jews have a long and rich history in Ukraine's capital and helped develop the city, but also suffered pogroms, Soviet oppression and the Holocaust