Uman once again became a center of pilgrimage for the Hasidic, as more than 30,000 pilgrims arrived in the city to celebrate the Jewish New Year - Rosh Hashanah. However, not all those willing were able to reach this sacred place: due to the shelling of Israel by Iran and the closure of the airspace, more than 14 thousand pilgrims remained outside the borders of Ukraine.
"More than 30,000 pilgrims arrived in Uman. The information is current as of the morning of October 2, 2024. More than 14,000 willing Hasidic pilgrims could not reach Uman. Some of them are due to yesterday's massive shelling of Israel by Iran and the closure of the airspace and cancellation of flights," the United Jewish Community of Ukraine noted.
As reported in the United Jewish Community of Ukraine, Ukrainian police officers are on guard together with 16 Israeli colleagues. Also, the GU DSES in Cherkasy region reported that in order to prevent the occurrence of fires and other emergency situations and events, round-the-clock rotation of the staff and equipment of the unified detachment of the DSES was organized in Uman.
