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September 10, 2026

“Because You Help Us, We Live”: Vladimir’s Rosh Hashanah Story

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May 8, 2026

“We Love Who We Are”: Sofya’s Mother’s Day Story

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April 23, 2026

“It’s Magic to Me”: Viktoriya’s Story of Young Jewish Leadership in Kazakhstan

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September 22, 2025

“To Return to My Roots”: Rusudan’s Rosh Hashanah Story

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“To Do Good for Others”: Yefimiya and Antonina’s Story

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“In Memory’s Light”: On Yom HaShoah, This Holocaust Survivor Tells His Story

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April 7, 2025

“I Stood My Ground”: Svetlana’s Yom HaShoah Story

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February 21, 2025

“We Need to Live”: Denis and Natalia’s Story

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February 21, 2025

“Help with Open Arms”: Yana’s Story

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February 21, 2025

“So We Can Stay Human” — Chernihiv: One City’s Story

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In Zaporizhzhia, Writing a More Hopeful Story with JDC

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The Jewish Spirit of Ukraine, in Three Vignettes

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A Place for All Jews | Celebrating 30 Years of JCC Budapest – Bálint Ház

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In Kryvyi Rih, My Jewish Community is My Second Home

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“No Longer Alone”: Nelly’s Story

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“My Whole World”: One Elderly Jew and His Homecare Worker Reflect on JDC Assistance

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November 13, 2024

Crisis in Ukraine: JDC Responds

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October 7, 2024

“Love and Health”: Mikhail’s Rosh Hashanah Story

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Finding Unity Within a Diverse Jewish World This Elul

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In Chișinău, Celebrating the Sweetness of Life This Rosh Hashanah

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In Tbilisi, Writing a New Story of Jewish Community, Connection, and Care

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To Care and Connect: Powering Online Programs for Elderly Jews in Ukraine

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“No Better Story Than This”: Aiding Refugees in Poland

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Delivering Challah (and Jewish Wisdom) to Ukraine’s Jews this Shavuot

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Celebrating Five Women Leaders Who Made JDC History

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Hakarat Hatov: “Recognizing the Good” in Jewish Finland

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Celebrating the Love and Care of My Zaporizhzhia Jewish Community

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This International Women’s Day, Harvesting Honey (and a Livelihood)

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“Born to Live for Others”: This JDC Volunteer Finds Her Purpose in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine

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This International Holocaust Remembrance Day, One Survivor Looks Back – and Forward

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“A Light in the Darkness”: Celebrating My Jewish Community This Chanukah Season

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This Chanukah, Celebrating the Warmth and Light of Jewish Life in Ukraine

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The Strongest People You’ll Ever Meet: During War, Living With a Disability in Israel

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The Heartbeat of Hungary’s Jewish Community: Reflecting On the Magic and Vitality of JCC Budapest

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JDC is My Sukkah: In Odesa, Finding Jewish Relief and Community During the Ukraine Crisis

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The Birth of New Life: In Poltava, This Great-Grandmother Celebrates Simchat Torah and Jewish Community

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July 27, 2022

In Ukraine, My Jewish Life is a Source of Strength

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July 11, 2022

In Bucharest, Creating a Home for Ukraine’s Jews

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June 29, 2022

At JCC Budapest, Building a Proud and Open Jewish Life

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June 16, 2022

In Odesa, This Jewish Elder Finds Her Home at JDC

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April 14, 2022

Proud, Brave, Unbroken: In Ukraine, One Jewish Elder Reflects on Passover

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March 2, 2022

Ukraine Emergency: Natalia Berezhnaya, Odesa (Feb. 28, 2022)

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January 18, 2022

Determined to Survive: One Woman’s Journey Across History

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January 6, 2022

Tamara Gotlib: With Nowhere to Turn, JDC Helped Me Live a Jewish Life

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November 29, 2021

A Global Festival of Lights: Reflections on Chanukah from Around the Jewish World

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October 6, 2021

For Isolated Elderly Jews, Bridging the Digital Divide

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September 3, 2021

A Sweet New Year: Rosh Hashanah Reflections from Ukraine

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September 2, 2021

The Meaning of Hesed: Using Facebook to Connect the Elderly in the FSU

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September 1, 2021

The Cycle of Life: A Reflection on the Meaning of Rosh Hashanah

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September 1, 2021

Intentional Accidents: A Hesed Director Reflects on Her Life’s Calling

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August 29, 2021

“Full of Hope”: Inga’s Story

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August 26, 2021

A Home for Our Values: Alan and Marcia Leifer

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August 26, 2021

Honoring His JDC Family: Steven Taub

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August 26, 2021

A Survivor Gives Back: Felice Stokes

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August 26, 2021

Preserving the Past, Building the Future: Debby Miller

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August 19, 2021

Global Jewish Reflections | This Elul, Remembering to Care for Our Jewish Elderly

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August 19, 2021

Global Jewish Reflections | Everything and Nothing: This Elul, Learning to Value Oneself and Others

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July 19, 2021

Born a Jointnik: A Reflection on Family and a Lifetime Connection to JDC

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July 8, 2021

“Alone in These Four Walls”: Liliya’s Story

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July 8, 2021

Imagine More: “She’s Like A Light to Me” (JDC Global Women’s Summit)

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