May Their Memories be for a Blessing
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Eleven people were murdered in Israel by terrorists marking it as the deadliest time period within Israel since 2006.
Continue readingApril 1, 2022
April 1, 2022
‘Between Two Worlds,’ Alexandra Sakurets Home From Helping Refugees
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You wouldn’t know that a week ago, Alexandra Sakurets had been working excruciating hours for weeks on end at a makeshift refugee center in a mall in southeast Poland.
Continue readingMarch 30, 2022
‘Jewish Geography Gone Wild’: How An Informal Network Of Russian-speaking Jews is Helping Ukrainians
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n the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an Israeli friend contacted Jenna Mitelman and asked her to help two Ukrainian refugees. A single mother and her nine-year-old boy […]
Continue readingMarch 30, 2022
Bipartisan Russian Divestment Bill Passes House, Senate Unanimously
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n less than three weeks – nearly unheard of speed by the Minnesota Legislature – a bill that will divest state funds from Russia and Belarus unanimously passed its final […]
Continue readingMarch 28, 2022
Who The Folk?! Natalie Belsky
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s a history professor specializing in the former Soviet Union, Natalie Belsky has a keen understanding of what’s going on in Ukraine. Belsky teaches at University of Minnesota-Duluth and specializes […]
Continue readingMarch 21, 2022
Who The Folk?! Asya Mikhailenko Sturgell
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sya Mikhailenko Sturgell could’ve been in Kyiv visiting her family this past weekend and celebrating her grandmother’s 93rd birthday. Instead, she’s home in Minnesota worrying about their safety. We talk […]
Continue readingMarch 14, 2022
Who The Folk?! Alexandra Sakurets
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hat drives someone to go towards a war zone and work with refugees? This week we talk to Alexandra Sakurets, a Ukraine-born Minneapolis resident and registered nurse. She’s currently in […]
Continue readingMarch 10, 2022
Minneapolis Jewish Federation’s Ukraine Fund Tops $700,000 Mark
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inneapolis Jewish Federation has raised more $700,000 to help Ukrainian Jews since the Russian invasion on Feb. 24. The funds will go to the Federation’s on-the-ground partners: the American Jewish […]
Continue readingMarch 6, 2022
At MN Capitol Rally, Jews Join Solidarity With Ukraine
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mid cigarette smoke, sub-freezing temperatures, and a sea of blue and yellow flags and signs, the Jewish community stood in solidarity with Ukraine against Russia’s invasion at the #StandWithUkraineMN rally […]
Continue readingMarch 2, 2022
A World Disappearing Before Our Eyes…
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This piece originally ran on the blog of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the University of Minnesota. ike many of us, I have been heartbroken to see […]
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