Uman
Israel Unveils Temporary Consulate In Ukraine For Crush Of Hasidic Visitors
Last year, a record 40,000 pilgrims arrived in Uman.
Ukraine Arrests 3 Accused Of Targeting Jews In Uman
Ukrainian police arrested three men they said were terrorists who, in their efforts to pit ethnic groups against one another, also targeted Jews
With Hookers And Coffee Carts, Ukraine City Transformed By Hasidic Pilgrimage
By selling coffee to Jewish tourists, 18-year-old Yuri Breskov can earn in a week more than his teachers from high school make annually.
Israeli Charged With Desecrating Crucifix in Ukraine
(JTA) — Police in the city of Uman in Ukraine arrested an Israeli man they suspect of defacing a large crucifix as payback for the desecration of a synagogue last month. The suspect, Netanel Shimon, is said to have dismantled on Dec. 31 the Jesus icon from a crucifix that locals in 2013 set up…
Bloody Pig’s Head Carved With Swastika Dumped at Ukraine Pilgrimage Synagogue
(JTA) – Unknown individuals broke into a synagogue in the Ukrainian city of Uman, sprayed red paint on the walls and left behind a pig’s head with a swastika carved into its forehead. The attack occurred on Tuesday night, DS News reported. The synagogue is part of the Ohel complex, built near the gravesite of…
Hotel in Ukraine Pilgrimage Town Bars Hasidic Guests
A hotel in Uman is refusing to rent out rooms to Jews, a leader of Ukraine’s Jewish community said.
Body of Missing Israeli Found in River Near Ukraine Pilgrimage Site
The body of an Israeli man who was missing in Uman since Rosh Hashanah was found floating in a river near the grave of the founder of the Breslov Hasidic movement.
Hasidic Pilgrim Missing in Ukraine
An Israeli man went missing in Uman during the annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage to a Hasidic movement founder’s grave in the Ukraine city.
Ukraine Nationalists Destroy Hasidic Pilgrimage Tent City
Ukrainian nationalists destroyed a tent city erected by Hasidic Jews in Uman, ahead of the annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage.
Hasidic Pilgrims Fined $15K for Ukraine Tent City
The Jewish community of Uman paid the city approximately $15,000 in fines for erecting an unlicensed tent city for holiday pilgrims.