50, 000 Hasidic Mark Jewish New Year in Ukrainepublished Thu, Sep 09 2010 06:39 GMT
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Tens of thousands of Hasidic Jews from around the world gathered in a small Ukrainian city Thursday to mark the Jewish New Year at the tomb of their spiritual leader -- an apparent record for the annual all-male pilgrimage banned for decades by the Soviets.
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