ODESSA, Ukraine (JTA) – A year after Rabbi Mendy Wolff spirited 120 children and staff away from the Mishpacha Orphanage in this war-torn country to the safety of Berlin, he is preparing to bring many ...
Who knew that Odessa was a hotbed of baseball? Since 1900, fewer than 200 Jews have played in the majors. In the early years, they were mostly the children of immigrants who learned to play in city ...
Last week, we heard from a convoy of Jews fleeing the Ukrainian city of Odessa in the face of Vladimir Putin’s “denazification” campaign. Today, Odessa is bracing for Russian assault. As I noted, this ...
NEPTUN, Romania — Hundreds of Jewish children from Odessa shook the Romanian Black Sea resort of Neptun out of its winter lethargy with a Purim party that, at least for a little while, usurped the ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Odessa, Missouri, Mayor Steven Wright apologized Wednesday for remarks he made about the Jewish community during a Board of Alderman meeting on Monday. It's not clear what Wright ...
When Rabbi Avraham Wolff leaves the Mishpacha Children’s Home in Odessa, Ukraine, most evenings, he whispers a silent prayer. He prays that the 120 children for whom his organization cares will be ...
Forced yet again into exile, as so many times in their tormented history, Jews are leaving in droves from the Ukrainian city of Odessa. The century-old Chabad Synagogue in Odessa used to serve up to ...
In the city of Odessa, where more than 150,000 Jews resided before the outbreak of the war, only 1,500 Jews remain, Soviet municipal authorities reported today. They established that of the ...
The city of Odessa, on the Black Sea, has packed a lot of history into its few centuries of existence. Author Charles King traces the city's ups... Dreams, Death And Jewish Gangsters In 'Odessa' When ...
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