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In Uman actively preparing for the arrival of the Hasidim

В Умани активно готовятся к приезду хасидовTo Uman in the coming days, will arrive about 50 thousand pilgrims.

In Ukraine began to arrive the first pilgrims Hasidim, who annually come to celebrate Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New year) at the grave of Rabbi Nachman in Uman. This year the holiday falls on 21 September, Jews will celebrate the beginning of 5778, the year on the Jewish calendar. The celebration will begin tomorrow and will last until Friday.

Journalists know how to prepare the city to meet the 50 thousand Hasidim and the difficulties faced by those who takes pilgrims to Uman.

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Opened 15 new hotels

As has told “news” the Vice-President of International charity Fund named after Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, the Shimon Buskila, every year the number of pilgrims is increasing by 5-7%. “This year we expect not less than 50 thousand, the city has came almost 10 thousand people. People travel from all over the world mostly from Israel, USA, UK, France, but there are groups from Yemen, Morocco and other Arab countries. Over the past year in Uman new 15 new hotels, and now we have more than fifty. But within two years we plan to build a synagogue,” — said Brusila.

According to him, the town over the period of the celebration needs to earn hundreds of millions. “Judge for yourself: a bed for the trip will cost $250 on Souvenirs, gifts, travel $150, plus food. And this is the cost of a poor pilgrim. The rich are spending more,” says Shimon. However, according to the authorities, officially the city earned the resort 6,8 million UAH.

Pantomime

Carriers that deliver Hasidic pilgrims from Kiev and Odessa, saying that such flights become a challenge for drivers and buses. So try to send two drivers on each flight, then passengers are more manageable.

“We need to have someone constantly walked through the cabin and controlled the game. Otherwise it will be anarchy, and the bus goes racing”, the driver Anton Gavrilenko

“They ask to stop almost every 20 miles. All the way singing and praying. Russian do not understand, have to explain with gestures. Love to be transported comfortably and safely. But they leave behind a lot of garbage. Shower curtain wash, salon often processed by washing with chemicals. Pay the fine, but to drivers ordering often goes through intermediaries, of a possible $600-700 for a flight, you can get $300,” says “lead” driver of Kiev Anton Gavrilenko.

Ready to receive and militiamen. According to the chief of sector of communication of GU-Ukraine in Cherkasy region Dmitry Grishchenko, to preserve order in the city from 15 to 25 September the service started a detachment of 520 police officers. “Working in two shifts around the clock. The greatest attention will be paid to the protection of the order of from 20 to 22 September. At the checkpoints work vzryvotehniki and cynologists, check passports and things,” — said the “Vesti” Grishchenko.

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