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"Olympic champion without a ring": Dolgofiat's marriage storm reached German media
The story of the gymnast who is prevented from legally marrying in Israel arouses interest abroad as well: "Re-awakens awareness of the question of civil marriage"
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Wednesday, 04 August 2021, 08:35
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Reception for Artium Dolgofiat at Ben Gurion Airport after winning gold in Tokyo (Photo: Reuven Castro, Video: Yotam Ronen, Video Editing: Nir Chen)
In the shadow of the historic gold medal celebrations, Artium Dolgofiat is also at the center of a poignant public debate.
The gymnast's mother revealed yesterday on Radio 103 that he could not marry his fiancée in Israel because she is not Jewish, and re-flooded the discussion on the issue of the Civil Marriage Law in Israel.
Dolgofiat's personal story, it turns out, also intrigues the global media.
The Munich newspaper published this morning (Wednesday) a long and comprehensive article about the storm around Dolgofiat under the headline "Olympic champion without a ring".
"The story of Artium Dolgofyat provoked an exciting discussion in Israel regarding Jewish identity, the connection between religion and the state and the question of civil marriage. Dolgofyat has repeatedly proved that he is an Israeli patriot. He celebrated the achievement with the Israeli flag, "Jewish law, he is not considered a Jew," they wrote.
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Provoked a sharp public debate.
Dolgofiat and his fiancée (Photo: Reuven Castro)
The story of Dolgofyat, who immigrated with his family to Israel from the Ukraine in 2009, is far from an exception when it comes to immigrants from the former Soviet Union.
"There are tens of thousands of Israelis who are not considered Jews, most of whom immigrated from the countries of the former Soviet Union," the article said in Germany.
"It may not affect their daily lives dramatically, but it becomes a problem when they want to get married. Dolgofiat and his fiancée, who came to Israel from Belarus, can not fulfill the dream of a happy marriage. At best, they can get married in a civil wedding in Cyprus. But his case rekindles "The Israeli awareness of the issue of civil marriage, which has been on the table for decades. Although Dolgofiat does not like to talk about this issue and prefers to keep his private life to himself, but even if he keeps quiet, the storm around him continues."
Yoel Rezbozov, Minister of Tourism on behalf of Yesh Atid, protested two days ago against the decision not to allow Dolgofiat to marry and tweeted: You don't have to go through a tedious and humiliating process and get approval or rejection from the rabbinate to get married. "
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