Masorti Ukraine: from ‘Yad Vashem’ to Kibbutz Hanaton — how Jewish communities in Ukraine maintain ties with Israel during the war
Representatives of Jewish communities in Ukraine arrived in Israel for an educational seminar dedicated to the Shoah — the Holocaust. Among the participants are community leaders, activists, and madrichim (mentors working with children and youth). They spent the first two days at the Yad Vashem memorial complex in Jerusalem, then went to Galilee, where they celebrated Shabbat at Kibbutz Hanaton.
Ukrainian Jewish communities arrived in Israel to study the Holocaust: from Yad Vashem to Kibbutz Hanaton
Author: Alexander Khmelnitsky
On October 25, the organization Masorti Ukraine reported about the trip. Ukrainian guests participated in classes on Holocaust history, got acquainted with Israeli religious life, attended a bar mitzvah, and held a joint Havdalah — the ceremony marking the end of Shabbat.
The number of participants and the full itinerary have not yet been published by the organizers.
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