Zelensky meets with Jewish community in Kyiv on the eve of Passover

Zelensky meets with Jewish community in Kyiv on the eve of Passover

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April 18 2024, 04:39 PM • 35560 views

Zelenskyy met with representatives of the Jewish community in Kyiv on the eve of Passover, thanking them for their support of Ukraine's struggle for freedom and emphasizing the importance of the struggle for freedom symbolized by the Passover holiday.

On the occasion of the Passover holiday, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with representatives of Jewish religious organizations and talked to students of the capital's specialized school No. 325 "Shchastya", UNN reports .

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On the eve of the Passover holiday, I had the opportunity to meet with representatives of Jewish organizations and students of the Jewish school No. 325 "Shchastya". I thank the entire Jewish community for supporting Ukraine in its struggle for freedom. I am especially grateful for the involvement of international partners, including the United States, in helping our country. Now it is very important to strengthen air defense to protect our people

- Zelensky wrote.
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It is noted that Zelensky attended one of the lessons and thanked for the invitation to a significant holiday for Jews, which symbolizes the victory of freedom over slavery. In a conversation with Jewish school students, Zelensky noted that the Passover holiday is about freedom.

And freedom is the most painful and important thing we have. It is a value of every nation. I think that we need to stand for this freedom, we need to fight and remember. It is important what you do today, what you talk about, and what you are taught. I think it is important because Ukraine is struggling today. Today, every person of any faith in Ukraine is fighting for freedom

- Zelensky told the students.
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"How symbolic it is that we are in a Jewish school and in a bomb shelter. This is the eve of Passover. This is a very important signal to the whole world that every people and nation is fighting for freedom and their values, which are more important under the condition... That we are in a bomb shelter, that the children have it, and this is not their choice, but what Russia did... The Jewish community supports Ukraine in the fight for freedom for the sake of all our children and the future," Zelensky said during a meeting with rabbis.

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For reference

Passover is the central Jewish holiday commemorating the exodus from Egypt. It begins on the 14th day of the month of Nisan (according to the Jewish calendar) and is celebrated for 7 days in Israel and 8 days abroad.  

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