Over 40,000 citizens of Ukraine and Russia have fled to Israel since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of his country’s southern neighbor.

It’s hard to imagine a more ideal setting than the Meir Shfeyah Youth Aliyah Village for the 29 Ukrainian Jewish teens who've taken refuge from their war-torn cities.

This legendary playground for genteel society has a murky history of anti-Semitism but times have changed. Today, Jews are a thriving part of this oceanside