Crisis Center in Israel a Lifeline for Jews of Ukraine
Israel’s emergency service sends a mobile command post to Kfar Chabad As shelling continues in beleaguered Ukraine, many have fled to neighboring countries along an often treacherous journey that takes days to traverse. Still, others have been unable or reluctant to escape, while men aged 18-60 must stay. A humanitarian crisis is well underway, with […]
22,000 Jewish Refugees on Both Sides of Ukrainian Border Aided by FJC and Chabad
They’ve made the treacherous journey to the border. Where to now? In the last two weeks, some 22,000 Jewish Ukrainian refugees have streamed to the war-torn nation’s borders with the help of FJC representatives and Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries on the ground. After a treacherous bus, car, or train ride, they wait at one of Ukraine’s international […]
54 Busloads of Desperate Ukrainian Jews Evacuated in a Single Day
A worldwide effort by the FJC and Chabad secures transportation for the Jewish refugees fleeing Ukraine Sitting in the ad hoc crisis center in Kfar Chabad, Central Israel, “Chaim” has been on the phone with Jews across Ukraine for nearly 14 hours. In call after call, he has been reiterating the same point: “Get out […]
Ukraine FJC Jewish Leaders Brief Israeli Prime Minister Bennett on Ongoing Rescue Efforts
The Federation of Jewish Communities (FJC) details needs on the ground As the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine grows worse by the day and Israel prepares for a massive surge of Ukrainian Jewish refugees, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met via Zoom with FJC and Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis leading the rescue of the Jews of Ukraine from inside and outside the […]
The Logistics of Transporting (and Feeding) 30,000 Jewish Refugees
A fateful responsibility for the Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS (FSU) and Chabad-Lubavitch throughout the war-torn region Whenever Tania Baily or her 13-year-old daughter, Veronika, hear a siren, they jump with fear. After spending three days running between home and the local school, which doubled as a bomb shelter, and sleeping fitfully there […]
German President Visits Ukraine Jewish Refugee Orphans
In a caring gesture, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier sat down to eat a meal with the Jewish children of FJC’s ‘Mishpacha’ Orphanage in Odessa who were evacuated from Ukraine. On Monday, the President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Büdenbender paid a special visit to Chabad of Berlin, to meet with 120 orphaned […]
FJC ‘Mishpacha’ refugee orphans from Odessa saved in Moldova
The FJC’s rescue mission was helped by the Israeli embassy and Chabad worldwide and funded by the Fellowship. Photo: Jewish Orphans who were smuggled today from Odessa to Chisinau in a special rescue operation by Chabad and the IFCJ (International Fellowship of Christians and Jews) seen in Chisinau, Moldova, March 2, 2022. Photo by Nati […]
FJC at the Epicenter of Humanitarian Relief in Ukraine
Rising to meet a myriad of challenges as Ukrainian Jewry disperses They outlasted Stalin’s terror and famine in the 1930s and the Nazi Holocaust of the Jews in the 1940s. And they remained even after the waves of mass immigration of the 1990s. But today, tens of thousands of Ukraine’s weary Jews are leaving their […]
140 Refugees From FJC’s Ukraine Children’s Home Arrive Safely in Israel
End of a perilous journey from Zhitomir to Romania to Tel Aviv Chabad.org Staff A group of 140 refugees from FJC’s ‘Alumim’ children’s home in Zhitomir, Ukraine, —including 90 young children—arrived at Israel’s Ben-Gurion Airport, where they were greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and other cabinet ministers, ending a grueling, five-day journey through […]
Russia’s Chief Rabbi Appeals to All Religious Leaders to Join Forces for Peace
In a statement on Wednesday, Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar, calls on religious leaders worldwide to do all in their power to help resolve the conflict in Ukraine peacefully to prevent any further casualties: We are all children of One G-d – this concept is the foundation of any religion. That means we […]