The president of the Union of Jewish Communities of Ukraine (FJCU), Rabbi Mayer Tzvi Stambler, wrote a letter to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, in which he thanked Hungary for accepting the Jewish refugees from Ukraine, and also expressed his hope that peace would soon be established in Ukraine, said Bertalan Havasi, head of the Prime Minister's Press Office. deputy State Secretary.

In his letter, the rabbi said: "In times of instability and uncertainty, we need friends and mutual support more than anything. Unfortunately, in recent times we see the fulfillment of the ominous prophecy of the Bible: »In the morning you say: I wish it were evening! And in the evening you say: I wish it was morning!«. A terrible and bloody war is raging in Europe. Millions of people are forced to leave their homes in the hope of finding a safer future.

Therefore, we consider it very important that Hungary set an example in helping Ukrainians in need, including members of the Jewish community, from the first moments of the crisis."

He said: the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine (FJCU) operates as a comprehensive charity organization covering the entire country. It operates 162 communities, 36 synagogues, 29 Jewish schools, 33 kindergartens, 4 yeshiva, and 5 high schools, which serve a total of 500,000 Jews.

The outbreak of the war suddenly put an end to this extraordinary and flourishing prosperity, to the developments that we coordinated, writes Rabbi Mayer Tzvi Stambler, highlighting: in these turbulent times, Hungary's humanitarian activities are especially valuable to them.

He recalled that the Hungarian government provided Jews fleeing Ukraine with a large area on which they could set up a temporary kosher refugee camp.

The 18-hectare holiday village in Balatonőszöd shelters almost 500 people, where people are welcomed by providing kosher meals, taking special religious requirements into account, promoting children's education, and caring for women and the elderly who had to leave their male relatives at home. In addition, they also help refugees integrate into Israeli or local Jewish communities.

Source: Magyar Hírlap

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