Jewish Chef Killed in Ukraine Dreamed of Europe’s First Kosher Michelin-Starred Restaurant

HY’D: Tzvi-Hirsh Zurgazda, 32-Year-Old Father Of 2, Killed On Front Lines Of Russia-Ukraine War

Tzvi-Hirsh (Grisha) Zurgazda, a 32-year-old father of two and a beloved member of the kehilla in Odessa, was killed in combat last Thursday while serving on the front lines near Kherson. He is the third Jewish soldier to fall in Ukraine’s ongoing war within the past two weeks. Zurgazda served in the Ukrainian army’s 34th Brigade, which is responsible for defending key areas in the country’s southern region, including coastal defenses near the Bl…

Jewish Chef Killed in Ukraine Dreamed of Europe’s First Kosher Michelin-Starred Restaurant

Odessa, Ukraine — Zvi-Hirsh (Grisha) Zovergzde, a rising star in the culinary world and a beloved figure in Ukraine’s Jewish community, was killed in combat Thursday while serving on the Kherson front with the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He was 32. Zovergzde, a married father of two, had long dreamed of opening the first kosher restaurant […]

Promising Jewish chef who died in Ukraine war dreamed of opening Europe's first kosher Michelin-starred restaurant

Zvi-Hirsh (Grisha) Zovergzde, a 32-year-old married father of two young children, was killed Thursday during combat operations on the Kherson front, marking another tragic loss for Ukraine's Jewish military personnel. The professional chef from Odessa served in the Ukrainian Armed Forces' 34th Brigade, a unit tasked with protecting southern Ukraine from Black Sea invasions and securing major river estuaries flowing into the sea. Zovergzde left b…