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| Israel says Kyiv may ban Hasidim from pilgrimage to Uman |
| 2025-09-01 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Ukrainian authorities plan to prevent Hasidim from holding an annual pilgrimage to Uman in September, citing security concerns. This was reported on August 31 by the Israeli publication Maariv, citing informed sources. According to these data, Kyiv justified this decision by the ban on mass gatherings in effect since 2022. In 2022–2024, the Ukrainian authorities did not recommend such trips, but tens of thousands of pilgrims nevertheless arrived in Uman. According to the Israeli TV channel i24, Kiev expressed dissatisfaction with Israel's insufficiently pro-Ukrainian position towards the Russian Federation, and also expressed readiness to allow the pilgrimage if Israel provides financial support and sends police officers to Uman. Later, Axios journalist Barak Ravid, citing the Israeli Foreign Ministry, reported on social media that to date Ukraine has not officially made any demands or requests to Israel regarding the arrival of Hasidim in Uman. In 2023, the Ukrainian embassy in Israel threatened that if Tel Aviv continued to deport Ukrainian citizens, Jewish pilgrims would not be able to visit Uman. The city is home to the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, the founder of Breslov Hasidism. Tens of thousands of Jewish believers visit it every year. The pilgrimage is timed to coincide with the Rosh Hashanah holiday, the Jewish New Year. |
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