Servicemen, veterans and others have gathered in Kyiv to remember the adopted son of Ukraine’s chief rabbi, Moshe Azman, who was killed in battle. The funeral service was seen to underline unity among Ukraine’s diverse communities in the fight against Russia’s invasion.
Relatives and Ukraine ’s chief rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman mourn at the coffin of his adopted son Matityahu Samborsky, who was killed in war with Russia , during mourning service in the city central synagogue in Kyiv , Ukraine , Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Ukraine ’s chief rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman points out in a photo his adopted son Matityahu Samborsky, who was killed in war with Russia , on a family photo during mourning service in the city central synagogue in Kyiv , Ukraine , Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024.
Rabbi Azman, who adopted Samborskyi when he was a 10-year-old orphan, shared his grief publicly, referring to his son by his chosen Jewish name, Matityahu or “Moty.” About 100 mourners, including servicemen and veterans in uniform, many holding flowers and wearing yarmulkes –- some with a camouflage design –- gathered for the service. Mourners filed past the closed casket, which was draped with a tallit, or Jewish prayer shawl, and hugged Azman and his relatives.Ukraine says Russia has started a counteroffensive in its Kursk border region“He went to the front voluntarily … as someone who wanted to defend his country.
Jews currently make up an estimated 0.2% of the country’s population, including its wartime president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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