Rabbis stay in Ukraine to support Jewish community
Communities relocating to West, other countries pitching in
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Communities relocating to West, other countries pitching in
The chief rabbi of Moldova, which borders Ukraine, says ‘extensive preparations’ were made in recent weeks ‘with the aim of absorbing thousands of Israelis and Jews fleeing the war zones’
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recognition on February 21 of two “breakaway” states in eastern Ukraine and his subsequent dispatch of “peacekeepers” there—considered by Western nations to be an official invasion of the country—has left its citizens and particularly the Jewish communities on edge.
Ukrainian Jewish leaders say they are more worried about the possibility of antisemitism carried out by Russian agents than a full-scale war.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recognition on Feb. 21 of two “breakaway” states in eastern Ukraine and his subsequent dispatch of “peacekeepers” there—considered by Western nations to be an official invasion of the country—has left its citizens and particularly the Jewish communities on edge. Throughout Ukraine, Jewish leaders are watching closely, and many have made contingency…