"In the coming years hundreds of families will live in Uman"

A Talmud Torah opens in Uman: After already running a kindergarten at the place, the Hasidic community in the Ukrainian town continues to develop. 'Ma'ariv' newspaper reported this morning (Monday) that soon the first grade will be started for children of families living in the city where Rabbi Nachman of Breslev is buried.

With the fall of the Soviet Union, the tomb of Rabbi Nachman attracts masses from Israel and the diaspora, with the peak being Rosh Hashanah. In recent years, a phenomenon started of families who fix their residence in the city throughout the year.

In Uman there are twenty Jewish families and a group of dozens of singles and divorcees living. The World Breslev Center in Uman recently established a kindergarten for the children of the community, and soon, as noted, the first grade will open.

In addition to the evolving education system, a kosher food shop operates in the city, a mikveh for women and a clinic.

Breslev Center CEO, Shimon Buskilla says to Ma'ariv: "There is no anti-Semitism here. In France I'm more afraid."

He said the families earn their livelihood mainly from Jewish tourism and the local authorities do not intervene in the curricula of the school, and because the Israelis do not have a Ukrainian citizenship. By his estimate, over the next few years, the community will grow and will number hundreds of Jewish families.

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