Safranim may be particularly drawn to this virtual program, co-sponsored by the UK-based *Jewish Renaissance*, World Jewish Relief, and the Jewish Book Council. As noted, tickets are free, but *donations are welcome and will benefit the organization cited (World Jewish Relief’s Ukraine Crisis Appeal <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.worldjewishrelief.org/ways-to-donate/appeals/1267-ukraine-crisis-appeal__;!!KGKeukY!ip_jdquoxg3Qt9NEpAXjVhdKQHwr7I_O06zY5Pa1ui6ZAWq_quoQawON7p-fgcea29U9knxXasNUsLo$ >.)*
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.jewishrenaissance.org.uk/events/a-nation-in-flux-ukraines-jewish-culture-past-and-present__;!!KGKeukY!ip_jdquoxg3Qt9NEpAXjVhdKQHwr7I_O06zY5Pa1ui6ZAWq_quoQawON7p-fgcea29U9knxXOiek8PU$ A Nation in Flux: Ukraine's Jewish Culture Past and Present *Presented by **Jewish Renaissance * <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.jewishrenaissance.org.uk/__;!!KGKeukY!ip_jdquoxg3Qt9NEpAXjVhdKQHwr7I_O06zY5Pa1ui6ZAWq_quoQawON7p-fgcea29U9knxXbuoFvMQ$ >*in association with **World Jewish Relief * <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.worldjewishrelief.org/about-us__;!!KGKeukY!ip_jdquoxg3Qt9NEpAXjVhdKQHwr7I_O06zY5Pa1ui6ZAWq_quoQawON7p-fgcea29U9knxX9FAFT6A$ >*and the **Jewish Book Council* <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/__;!!KGKeukY!ip_jdquoxg3Qt9NEpAXjVhdKQHwr7I_O06zY5Pa1ui6ZAWq_quoQawON7p-fgcea29U9knxXm1jrVOo$ > With the world’s spotlight on Ukraine, we look at the country’s rich Jewish history, culture and literature, past and present. We’ll be joined by guests, including *Amelia Glaser*, associate professor of Russian and comparative literature at UC San Diego and author of Jews and Ukrainians in Russia's Literary Borderlands; *Natan Meir*, Chair in Judaic Studies at Portland State University, advisor to the Moscow Jewish Museum and author of Kiev: Jewish Metropolis; *Josephine Burton*, the artistic director and co-founder of Dash Arts, an international organisation that challenges the way we see the world through artistic experiences; *Boris Dralyuk*, editor in chief of the Los Angeles Review of Books and a literary translator from Russian and Polish into English, with works including Isaac Babel’s Red Cavalry and Odessa Stories; *Sasha Dugdale* poet and English literary translator for the International Man Booker short-listed Russian Jewish writer Maria Stepanova; and *Alex Brookes*, director of development at World Jewish Relief. Plus music from Dash Arts’ *Songs for Babyn Yar* – directed by Burton – which draws on diverse Ukrainian voices and testimony by survivors of the massacre, as well as Yiddish and Ukrainian folk songs and poetry. All proceeds raised will go to World Jewish Relief’s Ukraine Crisis Appeal <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.worldjewishrelief.org/ways-to-donate/appeals/1267-ukraine-crisis-appeal__;!!KGKeukY!ip_jdquoxg3Qt9NEpAXjVhdKQHwr7I_O06zY5Pa1ui6ZAWq_quoQawON7p-fgcea29U9knxXasNUsLo$ > . *Please register below [NOTE: SCROLL DOWN https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.jewishrenaissance.org.uk/events/a-nation-in-flux-ukraines-jewish-culture-past-and-present__;!!KGKeukY!ip_jdquoxg3Qt9NEpAXjVhdKQHwr7I_O06zY5Pa1ui6ZAWq_quoQawON7p-fgcea29U9knxXOiek8PU$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.jewishrenaissance.org.uk/events/a-nation-in-flux-ukraines-jewish-culture-past-and-present__;!!KGKeukY!ip_jdquoxg3Qt9NEpAXjVhdKQHwr7I_O06zY5Pa1ui6ZAWq_quoQawON7p-fgcea29U9knxXOiek8PU$ > to locate the registration link]* to receive the Zoom link, which will be sent out a few days before the event.* The event takes place at 7.30pm GMT / 2.30pm ET **Please check your spam folder as sometimes group emails end up there. **Contact us* <[email protected]>* if you haven’t received the link by the morning of the event.* FREE *JR has an ethical ticketing policy and is offering free tickets to this event, but if you can afford it, please donate to support World Jewish Relief’s Ukraine Crisis Appeal. We are proposing denominations of 18 – the numerical value of the Hebrew word 'chai', meaning 'life'.* On Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 11:00 PM Lisa Silverman via Hasafran < [email protected]> wrote: > Here are verified sites that would interest this list regarding ways to > help Ukrainian refugees, Jews and others, from a Los Angeles group called > Jews United for Democracy: > > > > *Many have asked for our suggestions of non-profit organizations aiding > Ukrainians impacted by Russia's invasion. While there are many outstanding > organizations mobilizing to bring humanitarian aid and assistance to those > wounded, displaced and otherwise impacted by the war, we are listing > organizations below with whom our leadership team has personal > experience. * > > *I. To aide Ukrainian Jews, many of whom are elderly survivors of the > holocaust, *this Fund > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://facebook.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=11be20c57e4540c51f9a5ddcb&id=1204084faa&e=2a74b321cf__;!!KGKeukY!gbyrltxY1KAOQ5lv_iucILPDVHfKoeu6UBuK-_O-2SEtPYRfZdglyZmEygCrMktu5tpC6g07ioir8oM$>* > was > established by the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles; 100% of all monies > collected are being distributed to 4 different Jewish organizations which > are providing direct assistance to Ukraine's Jewish community. Donations > are tax deductible. > *https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishla.org/donate/4-ukraine/__;!!KGKeukY!ip_jdquoxg3Qt9NEpAXjVhdKQHwr7I_O06zY5Pa1ui6ZAWq_quoQawON7p-fgcea29U9knxXtdxtrts$ > > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://facebook.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=11be20c57e4540c51f9a5ddcb&id=e12e396f64&e=2a74b321cf__;!!KGKeukY!gbyrltxY1KAOQ5lv_iucILPDVHfKoeu6UBuK-_O-2SEtPYRfZdglyZmEygCrMktu5tpC6g07x0teJ7g$> > > *2. This organization, with whom we have direct contact, and whom our > leadership team has worked with over the past many years, is headquartered > in Poland and has created* > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://facebook.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=11be20c57e4540c51f9a5ddcb&id=78db469e74&e=2a74b321cf__;!!KGKeukY!gbyrltxY1KAOQ5lv_iucILPDVHfKoeu6UBuK-_O-2SEtPYRfZdglyZmEygCrMktu5tpC6g07_T6jsS0$>this > Ukraine assistance fund > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://facebook.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=11be20c57e4540c51f9a5ddcb&id=8b3923ebfc&e=2a74b321cf__;!!KGKeukY!gbyrltxY1KAOQ5lv_iucILPDVHfKoeu6UBuK-_O-2SEtPYRfZdglyZmEygCrMktu5tpC6g07i2LA6Vc$>*which > distributes money to 14 grass roots organizations on the ground in Ukraine > and Poland . Donations made are not tax deductible in the US. FYI, there > are 4.5 zloty to the US dollar; $100 US= 450 zloty. * > > *3. Direct Relief has established *this special Ukraine fund > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://facebook.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=11be20c57e4540c51f9a5ddcb&id=b38fc96d04&e=2a74b321cf__;!!KGKeukY!gbyrltxY1KAOQ5lv_iucILPDVHfKoeu6UBuK-_O-2SEtPYRfZdglyZmEygCrMktu5tpC6g07zIwxvGU$>*and > is working directly with Ukraine’s Ministry of Health and other partners in > the region to provide requested medical aid, from oxygen concentrators to > critical care medicines – while preparing to offer longer-term medical aid > to people displaced or affected by the conflict. Donations are > tax-deductible.* > > *4. HIAS, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, is responding with* HIAS > emergency humanitarian assistance > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://facebook.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=11be20c57e4540c51f9a5ddcb&id=297e1bf448&e=2a74b321cf__;!!KGKeukY!gbyrltxY1KAOQ5lv_iucILPDVHfKoeu6UBuK-_O-2SEtPYRfZdglyZmEygCrMktu5tpC6g074hu-5M0$>* > to > those who are displaced. A HIAS response team is *in Poland > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://facebook.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=11be20c57e4540c51f9a5ddcb&id=2aa012deb8&e=2a74b321cf__;!!KGKeukY!gbyrltxY1KAOQ5lv_iucILPDVHfKoeu6UBuK-_O-2SEtPYRfZdglyZmEygCrMktu5tpC6g07eG8zSwQ$>* > assisting Ukrainians — Jews and others — as they cross into Poland.* > *Donations** are tax-deductible.* > > *Lisa Silverman* > *Retired director, Sperber Jewish Community Library* > *Curator, Jewish Journal Streaming Guide* > ------------------------------ > *From:* Hasafran <[email protected]> on behalf of Michelle > Chesner via Hasafran <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, March 4, 2022 4:13 AM > *To:* AJL PR <[email protected]> > *Cc:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [ha-Safran] Association of Jewish Libraries Statement on > Ukraine > > Colleagues, if you know about *verified* ways to help, please add to this > thread. > > I'll start with a library/DH initiative to preserve digital archives ( > sucho.org > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://sucho.org__;!!KGKeukY!kumHZ-SNOmtRpR7C4czoZiPaCc8wo2i44HhOYPrs4mC2RZGBrMPGoh5-bbHIaGcFnhfizufSqIiSmmg$>), > of which a significant percentage on the current list have some Jewish > aspect. > > Please especially share verified channels you've seen to help the people - > lives are obviously the most important here. > > Michelle > > On Thu, Mar 3, 2022, 4:03 PM AJL PR via Hasafran <[email protected]> > wrote: > > The Association of Jewish Libraries expresses deep concern for and > solidarity with the people of Ukraine. We are devastated over the loss of > life and destruction of property and wish to offer support in any way we > can to assist in this very difficult situation. There are many important > Judaica collections in Ukraine, including in the state libraries, archives > large and small, museums, and university collections in the hard-hit cities > of Kharkov and Kyiv, as well as throughout the country. We are hoping and > praying for the safety and care of the custodians of these collections, > many of whom are friends and colleagues, and for their families and the > broader Ukrainian nation. Please know that we stand with you in these > trying times. > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > > -- *Erika Dreifus* | Reader. Writer. Teacher. Resource Maven. 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