Anti-Semites Attack Ukrainian Jews

Anti-Semites Attack Ukrainian Jews

Written by Thomas Cain

All across Ukraine, Ukrainian Jews are under attack by anti-Semites. The elderly Jews, Ukraine’s most vulnerable, daily encounter physical battery; they are spit upon, assaulted with rotten fruit, bashed with rocks, and attacked by gangs of so-called Ukrainian citizens, while the police, the military, and government turn a blind eye.  The Ukraine police refuse to put an end to these Nazi like atrocities.  Some police are known to have joined with the crowd of anti-Semites, even pelting Elderly Jews with stones.

The whole world decries Russia’s occupation of Crimea. The United Nations had declared Russia’s occupation as a violation of international law. Where is the United Nations outcry of Ukraine’s despicable atrocities against the Jews?

The United States has proffered one billion dollars to the Ukraine government to strengthen their economy, and stabilize the country.  Past experience tells us most of the money will go directly into government officials’ hands.  The impoverished Jews will remain poor, with little hope or no hope of their dire circumstances changing.

Ukrainians have always adopted their prejudice of the Jews as their legitimate hatred to commit unlawful acts against the Jews. Ukrainians take an unusual pride in anti-Semitism. It dates back to the Renaissance era. The Renaissance orthodox Christians believed killing Jews was nothing more than doing G-d’s ordained work. During this period of time, millions of Jews were slaughtered at the hands of the G-d fearing Christians.

Adolph Hitler believed he was given a personal mission by G-d, himself, to wipe the Jews off the face of the earth. He referred to it as “his duty as a Christian.” Ukrainian Christians have formally adopted the same anti-Semite rhetoric as the Nazis: “Jews are enemies of the cross. They murdered the Christ.”

Let your voices be heard, tell your Senator, Congressman, Governor, and President not to financially support Ukraine’s new government until atrocities against all Ukrainian Jews immediately cease. This is an election year. Your vote is most important. You have the power to compel politicians to intervene on Ukrainian Jews behalf. Do not wait, write, or call your Congressman today.

International Fellowship of Christians and Jews - Ukrainian Jews

Dear Friend of Israel,

I landed today in Ukraine’s capital, Kiev, and was greeted with many sobering scenes. The main street of Ukraine’s capital and largest city is heavily damaged and lined with thousands of flowers and memorial candles. A strong sense of fear, mingled with the acrid smell of burning tires, is everywhere.

From the airport we went to a Fellowship-funded kindergarten. The police force has resigned, so the Jewish community has hired private guards to protect the children. A community official explained to me that a third of the city’s Jewish children aren’t coming to school because they are afraid to leave their homes. In one of the plazas that we passed youths shouted anti-Semitic slogans filled with hate. 

The collapse of the authorities has left citizens without paychecks and pensions. Many, who were already struggling, now have no money to buy food, and some parents have decided to send their children to relatives in villages outside of town — it’s calmer there, and for the moment fruits and vegetables are still available. My visit reinforces what I already knew: the “quiet” that we hear about in the news is misleading and doesn’t represent the distress, fear, and hardship that the Jewish community in Ukraine is dealing with.

My friends, I ask that you continue to keep the people of Ukraine in your prayers, and that you continue to pray for me and other Fellowship staff here in Ukraine as we bring hope and comfort, and assess the needs firsthand in this troubled region.

With prayers for shalom, peace,


Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein
Founder and President

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