Breslov Hasidim who arrived yesterday (Monday) at the Jewish cemetery in the city of Krimenchog in Ukraine were shocked by what they saw: anti-Semites had placed pigs' heads under the grave of Sarah, the daughter of Rabbi Nachman.
Mrs. Sarah passed away on the eve of Hanukkah 1882. Her grave, marked with a Star of David, has been desecrated several times in the past.
Sharon Knafo, an Israeli living in Uman, told Israel Hayom that yesterday he also arrived at the cemetery in Cherin, where there are a number of graves of rabbis and figures attributed to Breslov Hasidism, including the sons of Rabbi Nachman - and discovered heavy damage there as well.
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Among other things, it turned out that anti-Semites destroyed the tombstone on the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Cherin, one of the close disciples of Rabbi Nathan of Breslov, and a central figure in passing on the Breslov tradition to future generations.
""It is sad to discover that while there are very close ties between Israel and Ukraine, and that anti-Semitism is officially being fought, we see that the many Jewish cemeteries in the area are destroyed and abandoned. Someone should take care of these cemeteries.".
