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NEWS
Ukraine Pledges to Grant R' Nachman's Grave Legal
Protection
by Yated Ne'eman Staff
During a visit by ranking Israeli Foreign Ministry officials
in the Ukraine, officials from the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry
and President Victor Yushchenko's personal advisor pledged to
defend the gravesite of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov against any
legal suits and to turn it into a national heritage site to
prevent local businessmen from taking over the site following
a legal dispute.
The delegation traveled to the Ukraine to promote the
understanding reached recently while Yushchenko was in Israel
to discuss the battle against antisemitism, the memory of the
Holocaust and preserving the Jewish legacy in the Ukraine.
The delegates paid a visit to Uman to see firsthand how the
Ukrainian authorities are handling the site. Ministry Deputy
Director Pinchas Avivi reached an agreement with the
President's advisor and the Mayor of Uman that visitors
coming to pray would retain free access to the facility and
that it would receive the status of a site holy to Judaism
since sacred religious sites are protected by international
law.
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