(25 Sep 2022)
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Uman, Ukraine – 25 September 2022
1. Tilt of Hasidic Jewish pilgrims on balconies in Uman
2. Various of pilgrims on streets of Uman
3. SOUNDBITE (Hebrew) Chaim Hanani, pilgrim from Bat Yam, Israel:
"We were not afraid at all, as we used to visit here every year. We arrived, thanks to God, safely. We went through all the stages; we had a hike. We went as normal, without fears, without anything, just the media caused havoc to people, many people did not come because of that, because of all the lies of the media."
4. Various of pilgrims
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Yitzhak Chai Golan, pilgrim from the West Bank settlement of Ariel:
"I (was) afraid a little bit. My wife also afraid because the media tell us that there is a big war here. But I'm glad that I broke the all the, how you say 'klalim' (Hebrew for rules) in English and we come to the Tzaddik (saint) and we are happy here. Sometimes we heard a lot (of air raid sirens). But we are used to (this) in Israel; all the time we have this. And we don't afraid. We have God with us and the big Tzaddik (righteous) is behind us. So we don't afraid don't afraid at all."
6. Various of pilgrims
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Shlomi Steinberg, pilgrim from the US:
"So we left Thursday…Tuesday from JFK (airport). When took through, we went to Munich and we made a stop in Munich. And then we came to Krakow. And from there we walked through the border to Ukraine and then we went to Mezhbysh (Ukraine). Now finally, we're here in Uman where what we have to do and it's a real thrill."
8. Various of pilgrims
9. Mid of Hasidic Jewish pilgrims on balcony
STORYLINE:
Thousands of Hasidic Jewish pilgrims flocked to central Ukraine to mark the Jewish new year Sunday, ignoring international travel warnings as Russia struck more targets from the air and mobilized its citizens to stem losses in its seven-month war.
The pilgrims, many traveling from Israel and further afield, converged on the small city of Uman, the burial site of Nachman of Breslov, a respected Hasidic rabbi who died in 1810.
The Ukrainian Embassy in Israel has repeatedly urged those planning a pilgrimage to stay home. The Israeli and American governments also cautioned their citizens not to make the trip this year either.
The streets of one of Uman's central neighborhoods were packed with men of all ages wearing traditional black coats and long side curls.
Some chanted prayers. Others screamed, shouted and danced. Advertisements and directional signs in Hebrew blanketed the area.
Some visitors, like Yitzhak Chai Golan from the Jewish settlement of Ariel in the West Bank said he was not willing to be discouraged from the pilgrimage.
"Sometimes we heard a lot (of air raid sirens). But we are used to (this) in Israel; all the time we have this," Chai Golan said.
"We have God with us and the big Tzaddik (righteous) is behind us," he said adding that he was not afraid "at all."
The city, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) south of the capital, Kyiv, typically attracts thousands of pilgrims for Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, which begins in the evening Sunday and ends on Tuesday.
The Ukrainian Embassy to Israel warned in a September 11 Facebook post that Russia has targeted heavily populated areas and that "attacks cause real danger to your lives".
The Israeli and American governments also cautioned their citizens not to make the trip this year.
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