Who The Folk?! Alexandra Sakurets
What 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 […]
March 14, 2022
March 11, 2022
Bipartisan Russian Divestment Bills Announced At Capitol
In fairly short order, the four leading caucuses in Minnesota’s legislature have come together to produce two bi-partisan, bi-cameral bills that would divest an estimated $53 million of state pension […]
March 10, 2022
Minneapolis Jewish Federation’s Ukraine Fund Tops $700,000 Mark
Minneapolis 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 […]
March 6, 2022
At MN Capitol Rally, Jews Join Solidarity With Ukraine
Amid 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 […]
March 2, 2022
A World Disappearing Before Our Eyes…
This piece originally ran on the blog of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the University of Minnesota. Like many of us, I have been heartbroken to see […]
February 25, 2022
The Jewish Case For Supporting Ukraine
For much of my life, I hated Ukraine. As the son of Soviet Jewish immigrants, I grew up with stories of antisemitism, discrimination, and the Holocaust that gave the rationale […]
February 24, 2022
Minneapolis Jewish Federation Approves $200k Allocation For Ukraine Support
The Minneapolis Jewish Federation board approved an emergency allocation of $200,000 to the Joint Distribution Committee and the Jewish Agency for Israel to support the Ukrainian Jewish community in the […]
January 10, 2022
Who The Folk?! Jonah Salita
As a world traveler with a creative mind, Jonah Salita had worked for ad agencies while shooting his own stunning photos and designing his own tennis clothing as a teen. […]
December 9, 2021
Unprecedented Possibility: 4 Things to Know About the Jewish United Arab Emirates
In late October, the three of us landed in Dubai to do something that would have been unimaginable even a few years ago: to visit and learn from the emerging […]
November 19, 2021
Amazon Removes ‘Gas the JEWS’ Holiday Tumbler
This story first appeared in the Cleveland Jewish News/cjn.org. Reprinted with permission As late as 9:38 p.m. Nov. 16, customers of Amazon could buy a “generic Jewish wine tumbler” bearing […]