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An extraordinary wedding took place in the Ukrainian city of Odessa when a graduate of the ‘Mishpacha’ orphanage wed a graduate of Chabad’s schools amidst sirens and interceptions.

Suffering from malnutrition, and moments before being taken into welfare, two young siblings from Kyiv were admitted to the Mishpacha Jewish orphanage in Odesa under Rabbi Avraham Wolff.

In the wake of a tragic bombing that shook Odessa, Ukraine, this month, the city finds itself grappling with the aftermath of devastation and loss. The recent attack, as reported…

“Well, we ourselves live no more than two hundred meters from the sea. Our orphanages are also scattered over different places in the same range. It was impossible to remain…

Almost two years after being forced to flee to Germany in a rescue mission, the Jewish children from the Mishpacha children’s home returned to Odessa in Ukraine and celebrated the…

By CrownHeights.info Last week, hundreds of children, guests, community members, and dignitaries attended the festive, exciting, and historic inauguration of Mishpacha’s new study building, located at the heart of Odesa.…

Last week, a 2-week old Jewish baby named Sarah was warmly welcomed within its walls. The baby hails from the embattled city of Zaporizhzhia. Her mother has been injured from the…

In one of the worst nights of destruction in Odessa since the beginning of the 16-month war in Ukraine, the city endured relentless missile and bomb attacks Saturday night with panic-stricken…

Renowned French-Jewish philosopher, Bernard-Henri Lévy, was deeply touched after visited the “Mishpacha” orphanage in Odessa, and wrote high praises of shliach Rabbi Avraham Wolff.

The last time we reported on Chabad’s orphanages in Russia and Ukraine, we were inundated with readers’ responses. Some called and emailed to inquire about adopting a child, and others…