Jewish history comes to life when Hasidic visitors renovate towns and villages emptied of their inhabitants during the Holocaust, in a tourism trend that is no longer only ultra-Orthodox.
Israel’s Ambassador to Ukraine Joel Lion has expressed his outrage at the decision by Lviv regional council to announce 2019 the year of Stepan Bandera, the leader of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, in the region.
Thousands participated in Chanukah activities in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, including a central Menorah lighting at the Israeli Embassy and a “Master Chef” event.