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After 4 Years of War, Ukraine’s Jews Adapt to a Life of Sirens, Shortages and Uncertainty

Jewish schools operate rudimentarily and elderly depend on intermittent aid amid missile strikes and power outages, with global groups sustaining over 40,000 Jews in Ukraine, experts say.

KYIV, Ukraine — Viktoria Maksimovich’s students at the Sha’alavim Jewish Day School no longer run for shelters when air raid sirens sound. “They don’t want to hear the alarms. They don’t care about the shots and bombs. They don’t care about it. This is the biggest problem right now, as they won’t look for a shelter,” she said in a virtual interview from her school in Kharkiv, Ukraine. “It’s like usual life for them, and a lot of them grew up lik…

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The constant alerts and rains of Russian missiles have permanently weakened the ability of Ukrainians to sleep. Many people, exhausted, are now accumulating symptoms of psychological disorders, which have worsened with the continuation of the conflict.

“The parents tell us about children who cannot sleep at night,” says a rabbi who works with Ukrainian families. KIEV, Ukraine — The students of Viktoria Maksimovich at Sha’alavim Jewish School no longer seek refuges when the air raid sirens sound. “They don’t want to hear the alarms. They don’t care about the shots or the bombs. They don’t care. This is the biggest problem right now, as they won’t seek shelter,” he said in a virtual interview fr…

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Jewish Telegraphic Agency broke the news in on Monday, February 23, 2026.
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