Anatevka, Ukraine
Anatevka () is a Ukrainian refugee village that provides food, housing, education, and medical support for refugees of the War in Donbas (2014–2022), 2014 Russian invasion and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The village was established in 2015 and currently houses hundreds of families. The village was established by Harav Moshe Reuven Azman, the Chief Rabbi of Ukraine and Kyiv. The village is located on the outskirts of Kyiv, near the village of Bilohorodka, Kyiv Oblast, Bilohorodka. History Establishment In 2014, Ukraine was invaded by Russia. In response to the invasion, which displaced tens of thousands of people (including thousands of Jews), Anatevka was established on a plot of empty land, near Kyiv. The project was overseen by Chief Rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman, leaders in both America and Ukraine, and Chaim Klimovitsky. The name was inspired by the famous fictional shtetl of Anatevka from the 1964 Broadway musical ''Fiddler on the Roof'' (which, in turn, was based o ...
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