Odessa, Ukraine [CHI] — Yesterday, the 5th night of Chanukah, the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko graced the Jewish coomunity of Odessa with his presence, for the lighting of the menorah.
President of Ukraine Lights the Menorah for the First Time
Odessa, Ukraine [CHI] — Yesterday, the 5th night of Chanukah, the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko graced the Jewish coomunity of Odessa with his presence, for the lighting of the menorah.
The Shliach of Odessa, Rabbi Avrohom Wolf addressed the crowd on the meaning of Chanukah and linked it to the Freedom of Speech which every individual has in Ukraine.
Following the Rabbis words, the President of Ukraine addressed the crowd with a long speech which marked the close ties despite the ups and downs between the Jewish people of Ukraine
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What breaks my heart – and this is something most people don’t see on this picture – that this shul was a disgusting industrial storage room than it was given to the Chabad community of Odessa . We prayed in such conditions for some while, it was a dream to see it this way.
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very nice. BH his face looks much better
Jewish?
Is the president is Jewish?
lonely soldier
we’re missing rabbi asman