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The Burnt Kever Of Harav Hillel Kolomyia, zt”l

Wednesday, November 11, 2015 9:22 pm | < 1 Minute Read
As reported in the weekly edition, the kever of Harav Hillel Lichtenstein, zt”l, in the Ukrainian village of Kolomyia, where he was famed as a poel yeshuos and respected Rav, was burned by arsonists in what seems to have been a deliberate attack. The area in the strongly nationalistic western Ukraine where Kolomyia is located is a stronghold of the Svoboda party, whose leaders have been accused of playing on anti-Semitic rhetoric to gain power. (iVelt.com)
As reported in the weekly edition, the kever of Harav Hillel Lichtenstein, zt”l, in the Ukrainian village of Kolomyia, where he was famed as a poel yeshuos and respected Rav, was burned by arsonists in what seems to have been a deliberate attack. The area in the strongly nationalistic western Ukraine where Kolomyia is located is a stronghold of the Svoboda party, whose leaders have been accused of playing on anti-Semitic rhetoric to gain power. (iVelt.com)

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