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Tens of thousands of Jews flock to Uman for Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage despite another year of wartime warnings

“God has not always protected us, not on European soil and not on Ukrainian soil,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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A view of Pushkina Street in Uman, Ukraine on Sept. 8, 2017. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

Ukraine says it will not allow in Uman pilgrims for Rosh Hashanah

Ukraine’s ambassador to Israel exhorted Jews to pray for the war to end, but not to make their annual pilgrimage to Rabbi Nachman’s grave.

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Jews pray on a street near the tomb of Reb Nachman of Breslov in Uman, Ukraine, on Sept. 20, 2006. (Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)

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Ukraine OKs Uman pilgrimage for vaccinated arrivals

Belarusian soldier guard the border to Ukraine against hundreds of Jewish pilgrims on Sept, 15, 2020. (Courtey of Shahar Eliyahu)

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Ukraine to let in vaccinated Israeli pilgrims for Rosh Hashanah

A Jewish teenager was lightly wounded in a suspected knifing attack in Uman, Ukraine on Oct. 1`7, 2020. (Courtesy of the United Jewish Community of Ukraine)

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Jewish teenager lightly wounded in attack in Uman, Ukraine

Belarusian soldier guard the border to Ukraine against hundreds of Jewish pilgrims on Sept, 15, 2020. (Courtey of Shahar Eliyahu)

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The Red Cross is aiding hundreds of Jewish pilgrims who have amassed at Ukraine’s closed borders

Jews walk down an alley leading to Pushkina Street in Uman, Ukraine on Sept. 8, 2017. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

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Ukraine deports 2 Israelis for knocking down social distancing barriers in Uman

Jews pray on a street near the tomb of Reb Nachman of Breslov in Uman, Ukraine, on Sept. 20, 2006. (Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)

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