June 21, 2022
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Before Feb. 24, Sora Levinson and her husband, Rabbi Chaim, weren’t sure if Russia was going to invade Ukraine. In the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, where they served as […]
Continue readingMay 27, 2022
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Sarah Larsson is inviting just about everyone to come to her wedding. Well, ok, maybe not the wedding ceremony itself. But the Jewish community is definitely invited to the after-party: […]
Continue readingApril 12, 2022
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The Nightingale Trio, an all-woman vocal group in Minnesota that sings Eastern European songs, is giving all proceeds from their cover of a beloved Ukrainian lullaby to the Ukrainian American […]
Continue readingApril 12, 2022
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As the war in Ukraine continues to rage, a centuries-old Passover tradition is being highlighted by students at St. Paul’s Lubavitch Cheder Day School to benefit refugees. Ma’ot chitim — […]
Continue readingApril 1, 2022
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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
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In 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
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In 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
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In about a month, the Minneapolis Jewish Federation’s special fundraising effort to help Jewish organizations operating in Ukraine has topped $1 million. The mark was officially crossed Sunday, March 27, […]
Continue readingMarch 23, 2022
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The Jewish Federations of North America are starting weekly webinars to update the Jewish community on the Ukrainian refugee crisis. The Zoom calls will be held on Mondays and Thursdays […]
Continue readingMarch 11, 2022
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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 […]
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