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2022-02-24T06:11:39.637Z


The Chief Rabbi of Kiev, Yonatan Binyamin Markovich, told Walla! Because the alarms sound good downtown. "I look out the window of our house and see people running. I don't know exactly why and where," he said. "We are afraid. The situation is not clear, right across the street I saw smoke"


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The Jewish community in Ukraine fears the war: "People began to gather in the synagogue"

The Chief Rabbi of Kiev, Yonatan Binyamin Markovich, told Walla!

Because the alarms sound good downtown.

"I look out the window of our house and see people running. I don't know exactly why and where," he said.

"We are afraid. The situation is not clear, right across the street I saw smoke"

Yoav Itiel

24/02/2022

Thursday, 24 February 2022, 07:55 Updated: 07:59

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The Chief Rabbi of Kiev, Yonatan Binyamin Markovich, told Walla!

Because the Jewish community in the city fears the war opened this morning by Russia, with combined attacks across Ukraine.



"Alarms are now clearly heard in the city center," said Rabbi Markovich.

"I look out the window of our house and see people running. I don't know exactly why and where. The situation is not clear. Right opposite I saw smoke. People have already started gathering in the synagogue and I go out there."

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"I found out about everything at 4:30 when a lot of people from the community, from lots of places, started calling me with concern," the rabbi added.

"Before that, around midnight I had already received calls from the US asking about our safety and saying that tonight an attack would begin.

We're afraid, for sure.

We were afraid before and we are afraid now. "

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