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In the diaspora, or being brought home…

Being lost is something we surely all recognize and occasionally experience. Sometimes you feel completely lost. Especially during a war it is vitally important to be alert. Yet, last week I literally lost my way for a while… Towards Eastern Ukraine We were on our …

Not next year, but this year in Jerusalem!

The return of Jewish refugees or repatriants also continued during Passover. On the day before Seder night, during which the …

From Ukraine to Israel

Jewish refugees have to say goodbye to loved ones and leave everything behind. In this short clip we follow them …

Fleeing from the Land of the North to the Promised Land

On Monday February 28 the war in Ukraine has been going on for four days already. We are driving a …

The first 150 Ukrainian Jews come home to Israel!

On Sunday, March 6, the first plane carrying 150 Jews from Ukraine arrived in Israel. Our team in Ukraine is …

Update Ukraine: Creating Order in Total Chaos

Our team in Ukraine is working day and night to support Jewish refugees, provide shelter and evacuate them to neighboring …

Call to Prayer: Ukraine

We bring you the latest from Ukraine. You will hear from Christians for Israel’s Aliyah field worker Koen Carlier. We’ll …

Video: Emergency Aid for Jewish Communities in Ukraine

With the war raging in Ukraine, we established an emergency campaign to help the Jewish communities of Ukraine: with food, …

War in Ukraine: Emergency Campaign

Today, the situation in Ukraine escalated dramatically. Russia has declared war on Ukraine and has carried out bombing raids throughout …

Emergency situation in Ukraine leads to high demand for food parcels

“Shellfire shakes eastern Ukraine”, “‘Very high’ risk Russia will invade Ukraine within days”, “US: Russia ‘seeking excuse’ to invade Ukraine.” …

Update from our team in Ukraine: “A nerve-racking situation”

After our team meeting yesterday afternoon, where we prayed and went over the planning, I received one WhatsApp message after …

Tensions in Ukraine” “We are prepared for the worst”

The situation in eastern Ukraine bordering Russia is becoming increasingly tense. Will there be a new escalation? We try to …

Jewish immigration from Ukraine continues

Despite the tensions in Ukraine and messages about large-scale evacuations by the Israeli government the aliyah of Jews from Ukraine …

Three times good news from Ukraine

Three times good news. How is that possible? Yes, I sometimes wonder about that too! The first good news is …

‘This I promise you’

On Wednesday morning, 17 November a few olim (immigrants) left Kiev airport and went to Israel permanently. We picked up …

Video: Food Parcel Campaign Ukraine

Thousands of Jewish elderly still live in great poverty in Ukraine. The food parcels provided by the Christians for Israel …

Historic anniversary flight to Israel: 25 years of ‘Bringing the Jews Home’

It is Tuesday, 14 September 2021, 4.30 PM. 130 Ukrainian Jews will from this moment on call Israel their new …

Video: Charter flight 25th anniversary Bring the Jews home campaign

On the 14th of September we celebrated the 25th anniversary of our Bring the Jews home campaign! This campaign started …

The captain is leaving

In the months July and August of 2021 nearly five hundred olim from Ukraine left for Israel for good. What …

Aliyah started after the fall of the Iron Curtain

Today Ukraine commemorates that it became an independent nation 30 years ago (1991 – 2021). We are reminded today that …