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| leader_name = Rabbi Shmuel Kaminetsky (Dnipro), Rabbi Avraham Wolff (Odesa)
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| leader_name = Rabbi Shmuel Kaminezki (Dnipro), Rabbi Avraham Wolff (Odesa)
 
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== Timeline ==
 
== Timeline ==
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* '''1990''' – First permanent Chabad emissaries arrive; Rabbi Shmuel Kaminetsky establishes Chabad in Dnipro.<ref>https://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/5834606/jewish/The-Jews-of-Ukraine-Mark-One-Year-of-War-and-Resolve.htm</ref>
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* '''1990''' – First permanent Chabad emissaries arrive; Rabbi Shmuel Kaminezki establishes Chabad in Dnipro.<ref>https://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/5834606/jewish/The-Jews-of-Ukraine-Mark-One-Year-of-War-and-Resolve.htm</ref>
 
* '''1999''' – Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine (FJCU) founded.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_of_Jewish_Communities_of_Ukraine</ref>
 
* '''1999''' – Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine (FJCU) founded.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_of_Jewish_Communities_of_Ukraine</ref>
 
* '''2014–2022''' – Chabad centres in eastern Ukraine affected by conflict; many continue operations.
 
* '''2014–2022''' – Chabad centres in eastern Ukraine affected by conflict; many continue operations.
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== Chabad centres, synagogues, schools and groups by city ==
 
== Chabad centres, synagogues, schools and groups by city ==
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Note that the Chabad source of this data includes those part of what was 'Ukraine' which are now part of Russia, Including Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
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! City/Region !! Centre/Group/School/Synagogue !! Type
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! City/Region !! Centre/Group/School/Synagogue !! Type !! Number of branches
 
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| Dnipro || [[Menorah Center]], [[Beit Chana Women's College]] || Synagogue, school, community hub
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| Dnipro || [[Rehabilitation Center for former Inmates]], [[Chabad of Dnipro]], [[Beis Chabad Levy Yitzchok]], [[Menorah Community]], [[Menorah Center]], [[Kindergarten Beit Tzindlicht]], [[Mikvah for Women (Dnipro)]], [[Ohr Avner Levi-Yitzhak Shneerson Day School]], [[Pirchei Ukraina Boys Choir]], [[Jewish Community of Dnipro]], [[Women's Pedagogical College Beit Chana]], [[Children's Organization Tzivos Hashem]], [[Boarding House for Girls (Dnipro)]], [[Boarding House for Boys (Dnipro)]], [[Yeshiva Gdola Nachlas Levi]], [[Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine (Dnipro)]], [[Mikvah for Men (Dnipro)]], [[Jewish Memory and Holocaust in Ukraine (Museum)]], [[Kindergarten Ilana]], [[Charity Center Hesed Menachem]] || Synagogue, school, community hub, mikvah, yeshiva, museum, orphanage, rehabilitation || 20
 
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|-
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| Kiev || [[Chabad-Lubavitch of Kyiv]] (Saksahanskoho 67), [[Or Avner Day School (Kiev)]], [[Perlina Kindergarten]] || Synagogue, school, kindergarten
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| Kiev || [[Chabad-Lubavitch of Kyiv]] (Saksahanskoho 67), [[Or Avner Day School (Kiev)]], [[Perlina Kindergarten (Kiev)]] | [[Chief Rabbinate of Ukraine]] | [[Simcha School (Kiev)]] | [[Chabad Young Professionals (Kiev)]] | [[Women's Club (Kiev)]] || Community centres/synagogue, school, kindergarten, Rabbinate. school, professional group, women's group || 7
 
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|-
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| Odessa || [[Or Avner Chabad Day School (Odessa)]], [[Mishpacha Orphanage]], [[Beit Hakneset Chabad Lubavitch]] || School, orphanage, synagogue
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| Odessa || [[Or Avner Chabad Day School (Odessa)]] Marshala Zhukova St |  [[Mishpacha Orphanage]] | [[Beit Hakneset Chabad Lubavitch]] | [[Chabad at Odessa University]]  | [[Jewish Chabad Center on Fountain]] | [[Jewish Community of Odessa]] | [[Soup Kitchen Chasdei Menachem]] | [[TV Program Chabad]] | [[Jewish Library (Odessa)]] | [[Kindergarten Ohr Avner (Odessa)]] | [[Summer Camp Gan Israel (Odessa)]]  | [[School-Kindergarten Ohr Avner Kotovsky]] || School, orphanage, synagogue, student group, community center, communal organisation, soup kitchen, television, library, kindergarten, summer camp, school || 12
 
|-
 
|-
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| Kharkiv || [[Ohr Avner Chabad School (Kharkiv)]], [[Yeshiva Ktana]] || School, yeshiva
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| Kharkiv || [[Ohr Avner Chabad Jewish High School (Kharkiv)]] | [[Ohr Avner Chabad Jewish Elementary School (Kharkiv)]] | [[Yeshiva Ktana]] | [[Machon (Kharkiv)]] | [[Jewish community of Kharkiv]] || School, yeshiva, community centre/synagogue || 5
 
|-
 
|-
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| Belaya Tserkov || [[Chabad Lubavitch of Belaya Tserkov]] || Community centre
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| Belaya Tserkov || [[Chabad Lubavitch of Belaya Tserkov]] || Community centre ||
 
|-
 
|-
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| Berdichev || [[Jewish Community of Berdichev]] || Community centre
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| Berdichev || [[Jewish Community of Berdichev]] || Community centre ||
 
|-
 
|-
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| Cherkassy || [[Chabad Lubavitch of Cherkassy]], [[Ohr Avner School]], [[Mikvah Rama]] || Community centre, school, mikvah
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| Cherkassy || [[Chabad Lubavitch of Cherkassy]], [[Ohr Avner School (Cherkassy)]], [[Mikvah Rama (Cherkassy)]] | [[Kindergarten (Cherkassy)]]|| Community centre, school, mikvah, kindergarten || 4
 
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|-
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| Chernihiv || [[Jewish Community of Chernihiv]] || Community centre
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| Chernihiv || [[Jewish Community of Chernihiv]] || Community centre || 1
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Chernivtsi || [[Chabad of Chernivtsi]] || Community centre
 
| Chernivtsi || [[Chabad of Chernivtsi]] || Community centre
 
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|-
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| Donetsk || [[Chabad Lubavitch of Donetsk]] || Community centre
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| Dneprodzerzhinsk || [[Jewish Community of Dneprodzerzhinsk]] | [[Jewish Day School Ohr Avner (Dneprodzerzhinsk)]] || Community centre, school || 2
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| Donetsk (back in Russian hands) || [[Chabad Lubavitch of Donetsk]] | [[Jewish Community of Donetsk]] | [[Jewish Day School Ohr-Menahem (Donetsk)]] || Community centre, communal group, school || 3
 
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| Hadiach || [[Heichel Admur Hazaken]] || Historic site
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| Hadiach || [[Heichel Admur Hazaken]] || Historic site || 1
 
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|-
 
| Ivano-Frankivsk || [[Chabad of Ivano-Frankivsk]] || Community centre
 
| Ivano-Frankivsk || [[Chabad of Ivano-Frankivsk]] || Community centre
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| Korosten || [[Jewish Community of Korosten]] (Korosten) || Community centre
 
| Korosten || [[Jewish Community of Korosten]] (Korosten) || Community centre
 
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| Kremenchuk || [[Jewish Community of Kremenchuk]] || Community centre
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| Kremenchuk || [[Jewish Community of Kremenchuk]] | [[Jewish Day School Ohalei Menachem Ohr Avner (Kremenchug)]] | [[Charity Center Hesed Chaim]] || Community centre, school, charity centre || 3
 
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|-
 
| Kryvyi Rih || [[Jewish Community of Kryvyi Rih]], [[Mikvah (Kryvyi Rih)]] || Community centre, mikvah
 
| Kryvyi Rih || [[Jewish Community of Kryvyi Rih]], [[Mikvah (Kryvyi Rih)]] || Community centre, mikvah
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| Lviv || [[Chabad of Lviv]] || Community centre
 
| Lviv || [[Chabad of Lviv]] || Community centre
 
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| Makiivka || [[Jewish Community of Makiivka]] (Makiivka) || Community centre
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| Makiivka || [[Jewish Community of Makiivka]] (Makiivka, Donetsk) || Community centre || 1
 
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| Mariupol || [[Jewish Community of Mariupol]] || Community centre
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| Mariupol || [[Jewish Community of Mariupol]] || Community centre || 1
 
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|-
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| Melitopol || [[Jewish Community of Melitopol]] (Melitopol) || Community centre
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| Melitopol || [[Jewish Community of Melitopol]] (Melitopol) || Community centre || 1
 
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|-
 
| Mykolaiv || [[Jewish Community of Mykolaiv]] || Community centre
 
| Mykolaiv || [[Jewish Community of Mykolaiv]] || Community centre
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| Pervomaisk || [[Jewish Community of Pervomaisk]] (Pervomaisk) || Community centre
 
| Pervomaisk || [[Jewish Community of Pervomaisk]] (Pervomaisk) || Community centre
 
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| Poltava || [[Jewish Community of Poltava]], [[Ohr Avner Day School]] || Community centre, school
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| Poltava || [[Jewish Community of Poltava]], [[Ohr Avner Day School]] || Community centre, school || 2
 
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| Rivne || [[Jewish Community of Rivne]] (Rivne) || Community centre
 
| Rivne || [[Jewish Community of Rivne]] (Rivne) || Community centre
 
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| Sumy || [[Jewish Community of Sumy]] (Sumy) || Community centre
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| Sumy || [[Jewish Community of Sumy]] (Sumy) || Community centre || 1
 
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| Uzhhorod || [[Jewish Community of Uzhhorod]] (Uzhhorod) || Community centre
 
| Uzhhorod || [[Jewish Community of Uzhhorod]] (Uzhhorod) || Community centre
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| Vinnytsia || [[Jewish Community of Vinnytsia]], Chabad House || Community centre
 
| Vinnytsia || [[Jewish Community of Vinnytsia]], Chabad House || Community centre
 
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| Zaporizhzhia || [[Jewish Community of Zaporizhzhia]] || Community centre
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| Zaporizhzhia || [[Jewish Community of Zaporizhzhia]] [[Soup Kitchen (Zaporozhye)]] | [[Mikvah (Zaporozhye)]] || Community centre, soup kitche, mikvah, || 7
 
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| Zhytomyr || [[Jewish Community of Zhytomyr]], [[Alumim Children Center]] || Community centre, children's centre
 
| Zhytomyr || [[Jewish Community of Zhytomyr]], [[Alumim Children Center]] || Community centre, children's centre
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| '''Total''' || || || 71
 
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|}
 
Source:<ref>https://www.chabad.org/jewish-centers/country/Ukraine</ref>
 
Source:<ref>https://www.chabad.org/jewish-centers/country/Ukraine</ref>
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! Name !! Role !! Location
 
! Name !! Role !! Location
 
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| Rabbi [[Shmuel Kaminetsky]] || Chief Rabbi of Dnipro, head of [[Council of Hasidic Rabbis]] || Dnipro
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| Rabbi Shmuel Kaminezki || Chief Rabbi of Dnipro, head of [[Council of Hasidic Rabbis]] || Dnipro
 
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| Rabbi [[Avraham Wolff]] || Chief Rabbi of Odesa and southern Ukraine || Odessa
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| Rabbi [[Avraham Wolff]] || Chief Rabbi of Odessa and southern Ukraine || Odessa
 
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| Rabbi [[Meir Stambler]] || Chairman, [[Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine]] || National
 
| Rabbi [[Meir Stambler]] || Chairman, [[Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine]] || National
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Chabad operations in Ukraine receive major support from the [[Jewish Federations of North America]] (JFNA), [[UJA-Federation of New York]], and individual philanthropists. During the 2022 war, JFNA and partners channelled millions in humanitarian aid through Chabad’s [[Jewish Relief Network Ukraine]].<ref>https://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/6008797/jewish/Jewish-Philanthropies-Aid-to-Ukrainian-Jews-Continues-as-Crisis-Intensifies.htm</ref>
 
Chabad operations in Ukraine receive major support from the [[Jewish Federations of North America]] (JFNA), [[UJA-Federation of New York]], and individual philanthropists. During the 2022 war, JFNA and partners channelled millions in humanitarian aid through Chabad’s [[Jewish Relief Network Ukraine]].<ref>https://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/6008797/jewish/Jewish-Philanthropies-Aid-to-Ukrainian-Jews-Continues-as-Crisis-Intensifies.htm</ref>
  
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The flagship [[Menorah Center]] in Dnipro — the largest Jewish community centre in the world — was financed primarily by Ukrainian oligarchs [[Ihor Kolomoisky]] and [[Gennadiy Bogolyubov]], who together contributed over US$100 million to its construction and ongoing operations.<ref>https://www.timesofisrael.com/giant-22-story-ukraine-jcc-provides-refuge-in-style/</ref><ref>https://www.jta.org/2012/10/31/world/in-dnepropetrovsk-a-giant-jewish-center-rises</ref><ref>https://forward.com/news/breaking-news/184761/kolomoisky-and-bogolyubov-fund-menorah-center/</ref>
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The flagship [[Menorah Center]] in Dnipro — the largest Jewish community centre in the world — was financed primarily by Ukrainian oligarchs [[Ihor Kolomoisky]] and [[Gennadiy Bogolyubov]], who together contributed over US$100 million to its construction and ongoing operations.<ref>https://www.timesofisrael.com/giant-22-story-ukraine-jcc-provides-refuge-in-style/</ref><ref>https://www.jta.org/2024/08/26/global/baking-matzah-and-defying-blackouts-dnipros-jews-press-on-despite-the-grind-of-russias-war-on-ukraine</ref><ref>https://forward.com/news/206715/sparkling-100m-jewish-community-center-towers-ove/</ref>
  
 
Major institutional and philanthropic supporters include:
 
Major institutional and philanthropic supporters include:
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Additional partners include the [[International Fellowship of Christians and Jews]] (IFCJ) for humanitarian operations, the [[American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee]] (JDC) for coordinated relief, and the Orthodox Union. Pre-war, Russian-Jewish oligarchs such as [[Mikhail Fridman]], [[Petr Aven]] and [[German Khan]] were also known to support Chabad initiatives across the former Soviet Union. Local Chabad houses continue to receive donations from community members for day-to-day operations.
 
Additional partners include the [[International Fellowship of Christians and Jews]] (IFCJ) for humanitarian operations, the [[American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee]] (JDC) for coordinated relief, and the Orthodox Union. Pre-war, Russian-Jewish oligarchs such as [[Mikhail Fridman]], [[Petr Aven]] and [[German Khan]] were also known to support Chabad initiatives across the former Soviet Union. Local Chabad houses continue to receive donations from community members for day-to-day operations.
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== See also ==
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* [[Chabad and Ukraine]]
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==

Latest revision as of 17:02, 17 October 2026

Chabad-Lubavitch network in Ukraine


Chabad in Ukraine

Type Jewish religious and educational network
Headquarters Dnipro (main hub)
Website https://www.chabad.org/jewish-centers/country/Ukraine


Chabad-Lubavitch maintains an extensive network of centres, synagogues, schools and social services across Ukraine, coordinated largely through the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine (FJCU), founded in 1999. They support thousands of people through the Jewish Relief Network Ukraine (JRNU)

The movement's modern presence began in 1990 when the Rebbe sent the first permanent emissary couples.[1] By 2022, 192 emissary couples operated in 32 cities.[2]

Chabad
Overview

Chabad-Lubavitch movement | Chabad-Lubavitch timeline | Hasidism | Lubavitch

Rebbes

Shneur Zalman of Liadi | Dovber Schneuri | Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (Tzemach Tzedek) | Shmuel Schneersohn | Shalom Dovber Schneersohn | Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn | Menachem Mendel Schneerson

Ideology and texts

Tanya | Torah Or | Likutei Torah | Imrei Binah | Basi LeGani | Hayom Yom | Igrot Kodesh | Likkutei Sichos | Chabad messianism

History

Crown Heights riot | Schneerson library case | Ohel (Chabad)

Leading figures

Yehuda Krinsky | Berel Lazar | Moshe Reuven Azman | Yitzchak Ginsburgh | Shmuel Butman

Institutions

770 Eastern Parkway | Agudas Chasidei Chabad | Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch | Machne Israel | Kehot Publication Society | Chabad.org | Tzeirei Agudat Chabad | Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia | Jewish Children's Museum | Tzivos Hashem

Outreach

Chabad House | Chabad on Campus | Chabad emissaries | Mitzvah campaigns

Controversies

Crown Heights riot | Chabad messianism | Yitzchak Ginsburgh | Od Yosef Chai Yeshiva | Torat Hamelekh (The King's Torah) | Hilltop Youth | Chabad and Israeli politics | Berel Lazar and the Kremlin | Schneerson library case | Chabad abuse cases | Kapparot / Eruv / public menorahs | Chabad and Trump | Chabad and fraud | Chabad and Ukraine

Russia and Ukraine

Chabad Lubavitch of Russia | Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia | Berel Lazar | Berel Lazar and the Kremlin | Russian oligarchs and Chabad | Adolf Shayevich | Schneerson library case | Chabad Lubavitch of Ukraine | Chabad and Ukraine | Moshe Reuven Azman | Uman

The Americas

Chabad-Lubavitch | Chabad/Lubavitch non profits in the US | Chabad Lubavitch of USA | Chabad Lubavitch of Canada | Chabad Lubavitch of Argentina | Chabad Lubavitch of Brazil | Chabad Lubavitch of Caribbean | Chabad Lubavitch of Mexico | Chabad Lubavitch of Panama | Chabad Lubavitch of Costa Rica | Chabad Lubavitch of Ecuador | Chabad Lubavitch of Guatemala | Chabad Lubavitch of Paraguay | Chabad Lubavitch of Uruguay | Chabad Lubavitch of Chile | Chabad Lubavitch of Peru | Chabad Lubavitch of Venezuela | Chabad Lubavitch of Colombia

In occupied Palestine

Chabad in occupied Palestine | Kfar Chabad | Colel Chabad | Or Simcha Yeshiva | Rabbi Yitzhak Shapira | Yosef Elitzur | Rabbi Meir Ashkenazi | Rabbi Mordechai Shmuel Ashkenazi | Yitzchak Ginsburgh | Od Yosef Chai Yeshiva

In the UK

Chabad Lubavitch in the UK - Chabad-Lubavitch UK | Chabad Lubavitch of Scotland | Chabad-Lubavitch centres in London | Lubavitch in the Midlands | Lubavitch House | Tzivos Hashem UK | Oxford University L'Chaim Society | HabAid | Chabad Lubavitch (Leeds) Limited | Chabad Lubavitch Bricket Wood & Districts | Chabad Lubavitch Brighton | Chabad Lubavitch Centres North East London and Essex Limited | Chabad Lubavitch (Bowdon, charity 1128933) | Chabad Lubavitch in Greater Manchester

In Scotland

The Shul in The Park/Shul in the Park (Scotland) | Chabad of Edinburgh/Chabad Lubavitch of Edinburgh Limited | Lubavitch of Scotland/Friends Of Lubavitch Scotland | L'Chaim's (Giffnock) Ltd/L'Chaim's Kosher Catering Limited/L'Chaim's Restaurant Ltd

In West Asia and North Africa

Chabad-Lubavitch in West Asia (overview) | Chabad in occupied Palestine | Chabad Lubavitch of Morocco | Chabad Lubavitch of Tunisia | Chabad of United Arab Emirates | Chabad of Istanbul | Chabad in Iran | Chabad in Saudi Arabia | Chabad Lubavitch of Armenia | Chabad Lubavitch of North Cyprus | Chabad Lubavitch of Azerbaijan | Chabad Lubavitch of Georgia

Europe

Chabad Lubavitch of Russia | Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia | Chabad Lubavitch of France | Chabad Lubavitch in the UK | Chabad Lubavitch of Ukraine | Chabad Lubavitch of Germany | Chabad Lubavitch of Italy | Chabad Lubavitch of Netherlands | Chabad Lubavitch of Austria | Chabad Lubavitch of Kazakhstan | Chabad Lubavitch of Switzerland | Chabad Lubavitch of Belarus | Chabad Lubavitch of Hungary | Chabad Lubavitch of Spain | Chabad Lubavitch of Uzbekistan | Chabad Albania | Chabad Lubavitch of Cyprus | Chabad Lubavitch of Belgium | Chabad Lubavitch of Greece | Chabad Lubavitch of Croatia | Chabad Lubavitch of Bulgaria | Chabad Lubavitch of Finland | Chabad Lubavitch of Iceland | Chabad Lubavitch of Ireland | Chabad Lubavitch of Latvia | Chabad Lubavitch of Luxembourg | Chabad Lubavitch of Malta | Chabad Lubavitch of Moldova | Chabad Lubavitch of Monaco | Chabad Lubavitch of Montenegro | Chabad Lubavitch of Norway | Chabad Lubavitch of Portugal | Chabad Lubavitch of Serbia | Chabad Lubavitch of Lithuania | Chabad Lubavitch of Poland | Chabad Lubavitch of Romania | Chabad Lubavitch of Slovakia | Chabad Lubavitch of Czech Republic | Chabad Lubavitch of Denmark | Chabad Lubavitch of Estonia | Chabad Lubavitch of Crimea | Chabad Lubavitch of Sweden

Asia and Australia

Chabad Lubavitch of Australia | Chabad Lubavitch of China | Chabad Lubavitch of Thailand | Chabad Lubavitch of India | Chabad Lubavitch of Nepal | Chabad Lubavitch of New Zealand | Chabad Lubavitch of Cambodia | Chabad Lubavitch of Korea | Chabad Lubavitch of Kyrgyzstan | Chabad Lubavitch of Laos | Chabad Lubavitch of Singapore | Chabad Lubavitch of Taiwan | Chabad Lubavitch of New Caledonia | Chabad Lubavitch of Vietnam | Chabad Lubavitch of Japan

In Sub-Saharan Africa

Chabad Lubavitch of Nigeria | Chabad Lubavitch of Angola | Chabad Lubavitch of Congo | Chabad Lubavitch of Ghana | Chabad Lubavitch of Ivory Coast | Chabad Lubavitch of Mauritius | Chabad Lubavitch of Rwanda | Chabad Lubavitch of Uganda | Chabad Lubavitch of South Africa

Timeline

  • 1990 – First permanent Chabad emissaries arrive; Rabbi Shmuel Kaminezki establishes Chabad in Dnipro.[3]
  • 1999 – Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine (FJCU) founded.[4]
  • 2014–2022 – Chabad centres in eastern Ukraine affected by conflict; many continue operations.
  • 24 February 2022 – Full-scale invasion; Chabad network evacuates thousands and provides humanitarian aid.[5]

Chabad centres, synagogues, schools and groups by city

Note that the Chabad source of this data includes those part of what was 'Ukraine' which are now part of Russia, Including Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.

City/Region Centre/Group/School/Synagogue Type Number of branches
Dnipro Rehabilitation Center for former Inmates, Chabad of Dnipro, Beis Chabad Levy Yitzchok, Menorah Community, Menorah Center, Kindergarten Beit Tzindlicht, Mikvah for Women (Dnipro), Ohr Avner Levi-Yitzhak Shneerson Day School, Pirchei Ukraina Boys Choir, Jewish Community of Dnipro, Women's Pedagogical College Beit Chana, Children's Organization Tzivos Hashem, Boarding House for Girls (Dnipro), Boarding House for Boys (Dnipro), Yeshiva Gdola Nachlas Levi, Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine (Dnipro), Mikvah for Men (Dnipro), Jewish Memory and Holocaust in Ukraine (Museum), Kindergarten Ilana, Charity Center Hesed Menachem Synagogue, school, community hub, mikvah, yeshiva, museum, orphanage, rehabilitation 20
Kiev Chabad-Lubavitch of Kyiv (Saksahanskoho 67), Or Avner Day School (Kiev), Perlina Kindergarten (Kiev) | Chief Rabbinate of Ukraine | Simcha School (Kiev) | Chabad Young Professionals (Kiev) | Women's Club (Kiev) Community centres/synagogue, school, kindergarten, Rabbinate. school, professional group, women's group 7
Odessa Or Avner Chabad Day School (Odessa) Marshala Zhukova St | Mishpacha Orphanage | Beit Hakneset Chabad Lubavitch | Chabad at Odessa University | Jewish Chabad Center on Fountain | Jewish Community of Odessa | Soup Kitchen Chasdei Menachem | TV Program Chabad | Jewish Library (Odessa) | Kindergarten Ohr Avner (Odessa) | Summer Camp Gan Israel (Odessa) | School-Kindergarten Ohr Avner Kotovsky School, orphanage, synagogue, student group, community center, communal organisation, soup kitchen, television, library, kindergarten, summer camp, school 12
Kharkiv Ohr Avner Chabad Jewish High School (Kharkiv) | Ohr Avner Chabad Jewish Elementary School (Kharkiv) | Yeshiva Ktana | Machon (Kharkiv) | Jewish community of Kharkiv School, yeshiva, community centre/synagogue 5
Belaya Tserkov Chabad Lubavitch of Belaya Tserkov Community centre
Berdichev Jewish Community of Berdichev Community centre
Cherkassy Chabad Lubavitch of Cherkassy, Ohr Avner School (Cherkassy), Mikvah Rama (Cherkassy) | Kindergarten (Cherkassy) Community centre, school, mikvah, kindergarten 4
Chernihiv Jewish Community of Chernihiv Community centre 1
Chernivtsi Chabad of Chernivtsi Community centre
Dneprodzerzhinsk Jewish Community of Dneprodzerzhinsk | Jewish Day School Ohr Avner (Dneprodzerzhinsk) Community centre, school 2
Donetsk (back in Russian hands) Chabad Lubavitch of Donetsk | Jewish Community of Donetsk | Jewish Day School Ohr-Menahem (Donetsk) Community centre, communal group, school 3
Hadiach Heichel Admur Hazaken Historic site 1
Ivano-Frankivsk Chabad of Ivano-Frankivsk Community centre
Izmail Chabad of Izmail (Izmail) Community centre
Kherson Chabad Community of Kherson Community centre
Khmelnytskyi Jewish Community of Khmelnytskyi Community centre
Korosten Jewish Community of Korosten (Korosten) Community centre
Kremenchuk Jewish Community of Kremenchuk | Jewish Day School Ohalei Menachem Ohr Avner (Kremenchug) | Charity Center Hesed Chaim Community centre, school, charity centre 3
Kryvyi Rih Jewish Community of Kryvyi Rih, Mikvah (Kryvyi Rih) Community centre, mikvah
Luhansk Jewish Community of Luhansk (Luhansk) Community centre
Lviv Chabad of Lviv Community centre
Makiivka Jewish Community of Makiivka (Makiivka, Donetsk) Community centre 1
Mariupol Jewish Community of Mariupol Community centre 1
Melitopol Jewish Community of Melitopol (Melitopol) Community centre 1
Mykolaiv Jewish Community of Mykolaiv Community centre
Pervomaisk Jewish Community of Pervomaisk (Pervomaisk) Community centre
Poltava Jewish Community of Poltava, Ohr Avner Day School Community centre, school 2
Rivne Jewish Community of Rivne (Rivne) Community centre
Sumy Jewish Community of Sumy (Sumy) Community centre 1
Uzhhorod Jewish Community of Uzhhorod (Uzhhorod) Community centre
Vinnytsia Jewish Community of Vinnytsia, Chabad House Community centre
Zaporizhzhia Jewish Community of Zaporizhzhia Soup Kitchen (Zaporozhye) | Mikvah (Zaporozhye) Community centre, soup kitche, mikvah, 7
Zhytomyr Jewish Community of Zhytomyr, Alumim Children Center Community centre, children's centre
Total 71

Source:[6]

Key Chabad figures in Ukraine

Name Role Location
Rabbi Shmuel Kaminezki Chief Rabbi of Dnipro, head of Council of Hasidic Rabbis Dnipro
Rabbi Avraham Wolff Chief Rabbi of Odessa and southern Ukraine Odessa
Rabbi Meir Stambler Chairman, Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine National

Key funders

Chabad operations in Ukraine receive major support from the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), UJA-Federation of New York, and individual philanthropists. During the 2022 war, JFNA and partners channelled millions in humanitarian aid through Chabad’s Jewish Relief Network Ukraine.[7]

The flagship Menorah Center in Dnipro — the largest Jewish community centre in the world — was financed primarily by Ukrainian oligarchs Ihor Kolomoisky and Gennadiy Bogolyubov, who together contributed over US$100 million to its construction and ongoing operations.[8][9][10]

Major institutional and philanthropic supporters include:

Additional partners include the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) for humanitarian operations, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) for coordinated relief, and the Orthodox Union. Pre-war, Russian-Jewish oligarchs such as Mikhail Fridman, Petr Aven and German Khan were also known to support Chabad initiatives across the former Soviet Union. Local Chabad houses continue to receive donations from community members for day-to-day operations.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ https://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/5834606/jewish/The-Jews-of-Ukraine-Mark-One-Year-of-War-and-Resolve.htm
  2. ↑ https://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/5834606/jewish/The-Jews-of-Ukraine-Mark-One-Year-of-War-and-Resolve.htm
  3. ↑ https://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/5834606/jewish/The-Jews-of-Ukraine-Mark-One-Year-of-War-and-Resolve.htm
  4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_of_Jewish_Communities_of_Ukraine
  5. ↑ https://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/5834606/jewish/The-Jews-of-Ukraine-Mark-One-Year-of-War-and-Resolve.htm
  6. ↑ https://www.chabad.org/jewish-centers/country/Ukraine
  7. ↑ https://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/6008797/jewish/Jewish-Philanthropies-Aid-to-Ukrainian-Jews-Continues-as-Crisis-Intensifies.htm
  8. ↑ https://www.timesofisrael.com/giant-22-story-ukraine-jcc-provides-refuge-in-style/
  9. ↑ https://www.jta.org/2024/08/26/global/baking-matzah-and-defying-blackouts-dnipros-jews-press-on-despite-the-grind-of-russias-war-on-ukraine
  10. ↑ https://forward.com/news/206715/sparkling-100m-jewish-community-center-towers-ove/
  11. ↑ https://www.jewishfederations.org/blog/all/four-years-on-federations-commitment-to-ukraine-is-unwavering-511848
  12. ↑ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/genesis-philanthropy-group-announces-10-million-in-emergency-assistance-to-jews-of-ukraine-301491748.html
  13. ↑ https://www.timesofisrael.com/genesis-fund-oligarchs-pledge-10-million-for-jews-in-ukraine/
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