{"id":1443,"date":"2026-06-11T16:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T13:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/?p=1443"},"modified":"2026-08-17T16:31:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T13:31:42","slug":"representatives-of-the-u-s-jewish-community-drew-attention-to-memorial-sites-in-uman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/representatives-of-the-u-s-jewish-community-drew-attention-to-memorial-sites-in-uman\/","title":{"rendered":"Representatives of the U.S. Jewish community drew attention to memorial sites in Uman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Preserving sites of remembrance associated with the history and religious heritage of the Jewish community remains an important component of Ukraine\u2019s international cooperation.<\/p>\r\n<p>\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\n<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This issue was discussed during a meeting between Ukraine\u2019s First Deputy Minister of Culture, Ivan Verbytskyi, and a delegation of representatives from the United Jewish Organization of Williamsburg and Northern Brooklyn.<\/p>\r\n<p>\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\n<\/p>\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Was Discussed During the Meeting<\/h2>\r\n<p>\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\n<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The parties focused primarily on the preservation and proper maintenance of historic burial sites and memorial areas in Uman.<\/p>\r\n<p>\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\n<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Separately, the meeting participants raised the issue of improving legal protection for sites of historical, cultural, and religious significance to the Jewish community.<\/p>\r\n<p>\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\n<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Representatives of the delegation emphasized that Uman holds a special place in the spiritual life of the global Bratslav Hasidic community. Every year, the city is visited by pilgrims from various countries for whom a trip to Rabbi Nachman\u2019s burial site is an important part of their religious tradition.<\/p>\r\n<p>\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\n<\/p>\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Uman holds special significance for the Hasidic community<\/h2>\r\n<p>\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\n<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to representatives of the Jewish community, the pilgrimage to Rabbi Nachman\u2019s grave has not only religious but also cultural significance.<\/p>\r\n<p>\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\n<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Such visits promote intercultural dialogue, foster humanitarian ties between nations, and draw attention to the history of Uman\u2019s Jewish community.<\/p>\r\n<p>\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\n<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting also addressed the need to preserve historical burial sites and memorial areas associated with the tragic chapters of the Jewish community\u2019s past.<\/p>\r\n<p>\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\n<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The participants emphasized that such sites require a responsible approach, proper maintenance, and effective legal protection.<\/p>\r\n<p>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpm_excerpt clearfix\"><p>Preserving sites of remembrance associated with the history and religious heritage of the Jewish community remains an important component of Ukraine\u2019s international cooperation. This issue was &hellip;<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1442,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1443"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1486,"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1443\/revisions\/1486"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}