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The trip to the Ukraine organized by Koen Carlier
22 participants attended from Holland
The trip was very special. Most participants had never been to the Ukraine. Together we got an impression about the ‘forgotten holocaust’ in the Ukraine. We had meetings with leaders of the Jewish Agency, the chief rabbi and his wife Inna. The whole group helped with packing 200 food parcels, which they handed out themselves to the needy and the poor. Participants were also informed about our Alijah work and met with a Jewish lady who will soon leave Bratslav to make Alijah.
Besides all these activities, there was also time to visit the historic center of Kiev, two concerts, the prettiest park in the Ukraine (in Uman), and we made an evening walk through the Jewish stettl (Jewish village) Shargorod. read more
On Friday May 27th there was a ceremony in a forest near the place where there was once a Jewish stettl, Sobovlika, which is near the place where 300 Jewish people were killed and put in a mass grave. Jewish Agency representative Rita Trachtenberg was present during this ceremony. 14 of her relatives were shot in Sobolivka. On behalf of Christians for Israel, 83-year-old participant of our tour lay a wreath at this site. All the participants were grateful that they joined this tour, and we had a very special time together.
Thank you for your prayers!
Koen Carlier, C4I Ukraine