A Jewish community in Ukraine sewed caps and military insignia with Jewish and Ukrainian symbols and sold them, giving the money to the armed forces of Ukraine. The community is from the city of Bila Tserkava which lies on the river Rus, 84 km south of Kyiv
Natala Andreyushchenko, director of the Jewish community of the city of Bila Tserkava near Kiev, posted on her Facebook page that the Jewish community sewed caps and military insignia with Jewish and Ukrainian symbols and sold them. Initially, it was planned to transfer the funds to purchase thermal clothing for the soldiers (at their request). But then it was decided to transfer all the funds collected from the sales to the special forces.
In addition, the money from the sale of the accessories as posted on Facebook was given for sleeping bags. Special thermal clothes were also purchased, but they will be given to the soldiers later, after the equipment was ordered from Germany and has not yet arrived. The funds from the sale of accessories in the previous months were donated to the purchase of generators for the needs of the armed forces of Ukraine.
Bila Tsarkava is a city located on the Rus River, 84 km south of Kiev, in the Kyiv district of Ukraine. Its name means “white church” in the Slavic languages, in the Jews it was called “white field”, or in the language of the Nahor tribes: “shvartze toma” (Yiddish: “black impurity”) according to the Wikipedia entry.
The city has about 200,000 inhabitants, the city is a large industrial center, where over 40 factories operate in various industrial areas, including, among others, food industry, chemical industry and petroleum products. The city is the seat of the tire factory which, even in the Soviet period, was considered one of the largest in its field in the entire Soviet Union. The city also operates a factory for agricultural machinery, which was established back in 1850.
In 1882, the cantor Yosela Rosenblatt, one of the most recognized and influential cantors to this day, was born in the community. In 2003, the activity of the Jewish community was renewed, as the rabbi of the city Rabbi Meir Holzberg, a Chabad emissary.
The domes sold
Photo: Facebook Natella Andriushchenko
The domes sold
Photo: Facebook Natella Andriushchenko
The domes sold
Photo: Facebook Natella Andriushchenko
The domes sold
Photo: Facebook Natella Andriushchenko
The domes sold
Photo: Facebook Natella Andriushchenko