9-25-11
Ukraine's nationalists protest Jewish pilgrimage
UMAN, Ukraine (AP) 9-25-11
Police have detained about 100 activists of Ukraine's nationalist party who
protested the annual pilgrimage of Hasidic Jews in southern Ukraine.
About 300 supporters of the nationalist party Svoboda, or Liberty, demanded
that Hasid Jews not be allowed to gather in the town of Uman, about 125
miles (200 kilometers) south of the capital.
Close to 30,000 Hasidic Jews from around the world are expected in Uman this
week to celebrate Rosh Hoshana at the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav,
who died in 1810.
The protesters shouted "Ukraine for Ukrainians" at Sunday's rally.
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