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Breslav Jews robbed of $50,000 in Uman

By JTA

JULY 31, 2013 04:07

Unknown assailants robbed $50,000 from haredi Orthodox Jews in Uman, Ukrainian authorities said.

The Ukrainian newspaper Segodnia reported that the robbery occurred on July 20 at the headquarters of a nonprofit group that works to accommodate the tens of thousands of followers of the Breslaver rebbe who will pour into Uman for the High Holidays in September.

The money was meant to create better infrastructure for the pilgrims, according to the report.

Natalia Taran, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry’s spokeswoman for the Cherkasy region in central Ukraine, was quoted as saying the assailants physically attacked at least one worker of the group helping the pilgrims.

According to the report, the robbers took a safe containing the money after beating a local security guard.

The Breslavers come to Uman to pray near the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Breslav, who founded the Breslaver movement.

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