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The big businesses behind the Jewish pilgrimage to Uman in Ukraine

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Published: 18 September 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Some 30,000 Israelis and Jews visit the gravesite of Rabbi Nachman on the Jewish New Year, making it a lucrative time for those willing to put in a little effort

In the Ukrainian City of Uman, Businesses and Mobsters Follow the Jewish Pilgrims (Haaretz)
About 30,000 Jews gather in Uman in central Ukraine ahead of Rosh Hashana as part of an annual pilgrimage to the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, an 18th-century luminary (Sep 16)

Photo: File photo: Pilgrims to Uman praying near the grave of Rebbe Nachman, Sept. 7, 2013. Yaakov Naumi/Flash90 via JTA

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