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August 16, 2023, 11:15 am
OPINION: Wake up Jerusalem, you need to fix this and fast
Israel's support for its 14,000 Ukrainian refugees is teetering; ahead of new year pilgrimages by Orthodox Jews to the Ukrainian town of Uman, it risks being on the wrong side of history
By
Jenni Frazer
September 27, 2022, 3:52 pm
Jewish pilgrims converge on central Ukrainian city to mark Rosh Hashanah
Thousands of Chasidim visit Uman despite the ongoing war to visit the burial site of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov
By
Michael Daventry
September 22, 2022, 5:54 pm
Defying Ukraine’s warnings, thousands of Chasidic pilgrims head to Uman
“It is clearly not the best time to come,” warned Ukraine’s Minister of Culture Oleksandr Tkachenko. “A better time will come after our victory.”
By
Jacob Judah (JTA)
July 7, 2022, 5:31 pm
Stay away from Ukraine this Rosh Hashanah, ambassador warns Jewish pilgrims
Yevgen Korniychuk says the safety cannot be guaranteed for the thousands who usually visit the grave of the 18th century Rabbi Nachman of Breslov
By
JTA
September 13, 2021, 1:01 pm
Hundreds of pilgrims to Uman suspected of forging negative COVID tests
The travellers were required to present a negative COVID test before traveling to Ukraine and returning, but some appear to have faked them to get home
By
JTA
August 17, 2021, 11:49 am
Ukraine OKs Uman pilgrimage for vaccinated arrivals
The announcement follows fears that Ukraine would ban the pilgrimage for a second year due to the COVID-19 pandemic
By
JTA
September 14, 2020, 4:03 pm
Ukraine deports two Israelis for knocking down social distancing barriers
Two individuals were seen breaking down barriers set up at a structure that also houses the gravesite of Rabbi Nachman in Uman
By
JTA
September 2, 2020, 8:55 am
Charedi Jews barred from entering Ukraine for annual Uman pilgrimage
Passengers on at least two flights from London and Paris were reportedly prevented from entering the country
By
JTA
September 2, 2020, 8:53 am
Orthodox Jewish man beaten at supermarket in Uman, Ukraine
The alleged attacker and his friend fled the scene of the incident after the victim was hit on the nose, causing some bleeding
By
JTA
August 2, 2020, 8:56 am
Ukraine to let in 5,000 pilgrims for Rosh Hashanah, its chief rabbi says
The quota may rise as high as 8,000, but the pilgrims will have to wear face masks in crowded places and refrain from gatherings of more than 30 people.
By
JTA
July 15, 2020, 8:29 am
Ukraine bans annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage to Uman due to pandemic
A letter from the government said the decision ‘has nothing to do with politics and antisemitism’, while urging Israeli officials understand and agree with the move
By
JTA
January 13, 2020, 3:31 pm
Four Jews injured in brawl with locals at Ukraine pilgrimage site of Uman
Violence broke out between the four Jews and as many as 30 men, some of them wielding clubs
By
JTA
September 13, 2018, 1:20 pm
Jewish pilgrim, 23, dies of natural causes in Uman, Ukraine
Several hundred required medical treatment during annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage while one tragically passes away of heart failure
By
JTA
September 5, 2018, 5:50 pm
Rosh Hashanah Ukraine pilgrims swindled out of tickets worth £1m
2,000 people planning to travel from Israel to Uman subject to a scam, which police are now investigating for fraud, money laundering and forgery
By
JTA
August 29, 2018, 8:06 am
Israel sets up temporary consulate in Uman for Rosh Hashanah
Outpost to open in the Ukrainian city of Uman ahead of the annual pilgrimage for the Jewish New Year
By
JTA
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