Ukrainian Refugees

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American Jewish community mobilizes to resettle Ukrainian refugees in midst of war

Mike WagenheimMay 9, 2022

An online portal started accepting applications, where individual Americans, as well as private and public organizations, can apply to financially sponsor a Ukrainian for travel from Europe as part of a new U.S. program launched by the Biden administration.

A Ukrainian refugee and her baby. Credit: Pawel Konarzewski for the Jewish Agency for Israel.

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Ukrainian academics arrive at Hebrew University under emergency aid program

April 18, 2022

The assistance offers a minimum of four months of tuition and a living stipend; researchers are also being matched with faculty members.

Ukrainian refugee Anastasiia Zinevych arrived in Israel with her husband and is continuing her research at Hebrew University as part of a donor-funded program, April 2022. Credit: Tali Aronsky/the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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Post-Biden announcement, American Jewish community lays groundwork for Ukrainian refugee absorption

Mike WagenheimMarch 25, 2022

The Jewish Federations of North America outlined potential scenarios for refugee resettlement, from entry programs to financial support and absorption to social services.

Evacuees from eastern Ukraine near the railway station in western Ukrainian city of Lviv. Credit: Bumble Dee/Shutterstock.

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