Israel’s Ambassador in Ukraine Yoel Liron took part in the grand Yud Tes Kislev celebration in Kharkov, Ukraine, attended by 300 people with Chassidic music and uplifting words.
The Cheder Menachem boys sang and the Ambassador spoke of the importance of Jewish Unity.
In the morning, the Ambassador joined Chief Rabbi and Shliach Rabbi Moshe Moskovitz at Drobitsky Yar at a memorial program in the place where over 15,000 Jews were murdered by the Nazis.
In the State Government building, a special ceremony took place to award the descendant of a righteous gentile who saved a Jewish girl during the war.
Rabbi Moskovitz spoke, as did the Ambassador, of the importance of continuing the message of educating the new generation to respect all people.
At a press conference afterward, the Ambassador was asked about the rise of antisemitism in Ukraine, and he proudly stated that if Rabbi Moskovitz can light the menorah in the center of the city that is a sign that there is support from the local government and city.
