KERRY SLAMS ANTI-JEWISH MEASURES IN EASTER UKRAINE: US Secretary of State John Kerry attended crisis talks on the Ukraine, Thursday in Geneva. He told reporters afterward that notices were sent to Jews in a Ukrainian city asking them to identify themselves as Jews. Kerry added, "In the year 2014, after all of the miles travelled and all of the journey of history, this is not just intolerable, it's grotesque. It is beyond unacceptable." The notices were sent by the "People's Republic of Donetsk," part of a pro-Russian separatist movement that has held violent protests and seized government buildings in the city. In the notice, Jewish residents were ordered to register with the pro-Russians or be deported. The leaflets were handed to Jews near the local synagogue and targeted Jews for allegedly supporting Ukraine against the pro-Russians. The notice orders all Jews over 16 years of age to register in front of the government building that has been occupied by pro-Russian forces. It further orders Jews to pay a registration fee of $50 before May 3 and list all real estate and vehicles owned. "In case of failure to register, the perpetrators will be stripped of their citizenship and deported forcibly outside the country with confiscation of property," read the notice. The unrest in Ukraine has brought with it a sharp rise in antisemitic attacks on the region's Jewish population, highlighted by such events as the stabbing of the Deputy Commander of ZAKA Kiev, Chairman Rabbi Hillel Cohen. The latest clashes in Donetsk have raised even further fears of a civil war breaking out in Ukraine, between Ukrainian and pro-Russian forces. (Israel National News)

Pray for the protection of Jews in Ukraine. Pray also for the alertness of Jewish communities across Europe who are increasingly coming under antisemitic attacks.