Eastern Europe
Zvi-Hirsh (Grisha) Zovergzde, 32-year-old from Odessa, was killed fighting Russian forces on the Kherson front. Estimates suggest that more than 200 Ukrainian Jewish fighters have perished during the conflict.
The captain of Israel’s national team said he was proud to play in the Russian Premier League, sparking controversy in the Baltic nation.
“This defendant will spend a decade in prison thinking about the betrayal to this country,” said the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.
The delivery effort was completed amid ongoing war with Russia, which has triggered the departure of tens of thousands of Jews from both countries.
“Ours is a history of friendship forged in struggle and deepened in shared values,” Israel’s deputy foreign minister told Czech legislators at the event.
“If I need to choose between the life of my children and the sympathy of the Europeans, the choice is clear,” said Sharren Haskel.
The opening of the Museum of Survivors in Brněnec, 100 miles east of Prague, was timed to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
A Chabad rabbi in Zagreb told JNS that he appreciates the protection but wants his community to be officially recognized by the state.
The American commentator discusses U.S.-Israel relations and Trump’s foreign policy ahead of lighting an Independence Day torch in Jerusalem.
“These pivotal places inspire continued diligence against antisemitism at home and abroad,” wrote the Virginia senator in a social-media post.
Yad Vashem called the decision to whitewash the late Herberts Cukrus a denial of historical justice.
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