UMAN, Ukraine (AP) — Thousands of Hasidic Jewish pilgrims have flocked to central Ukraine to mark the Jewish new year, ignoring international travel warnings. That came as Russia struck more targets in Ukraine from the air and mobilized its citizens to stem losses in the war that has entered its eighth month. The Jewish 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 to Israel has repeatedly urged those planning a pilgrimage to stay home. The Israeli and American governments also cautioned citizens not to make the trip this year either. But a reported 23,000 pilgrims were in Uman on Sunday.
Jewish pilgrims gather in Ukraine despite the perils of war
