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| Only two of the Jewish communities of Dagestan celebrated Hanukkah | |
| 2023-12-15 | |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] In Makhachkala and Derbent, Hanukkah celebrations were held with the participation of representatives of republican and local authorities; in the Jewish community of Khasavyurt they refused to celebrate. As "Caucasian Knot" wrote, members of the Jewish communities of Kizlyar and Khasavyurt, after anti-Semitic actions in Dagestan announced a tense atmosphere in the republic and suspended work. Hanukkah - a holiday of candles, which are lit in honor of the miracle that occurred during the consecration of the temple after the victory in 164 BC by the troops of Yehuda Maccabee over the troops of King Antiochus, who banned Judaism. According to legend, during the war between the Greeks and Jews, only one candle remained untouched in the destroyed Jewish temple, which continued to burn for eight days. To commemorate this miracle, Hanukkah is celebrated for eight days. On Hanukkah, children are given toys and some money, which they are taught to share with those in need.
"We didn’t cancel anything. On December 10 there was a solemn ceremony in Makhachkala, on December 12 in Derbent,” he said. According to Dibiyaev, 50-60 people, both adults and children, gathered for the celebration in Makhachkala, and “perhaps even more” in Derbent. He noted that the congratulations of the Jewish community on Hanukkah by the head of the republic, Sergei Melikov, is not a one-time act, but a tradition. “Every year we are congratulated on Hanukkah,” he said. According to him, representatives of local authorities, including the head of the city, the Dagestan parliament and the Ministry of Nationalities, attended the celebrations in Makhachkala and Derbent. As follows from the video published in the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Nationalities of Dagestan, the head of the department for religious affairs of the Ministry of Nationalities of Dagestan visited the Hanukkah celebration in DerbentMuhammad Magomedov, who read out a welcoming speech from the head of the republic Sergei Melikov. “I express my gratitude to the Jewish communities of Dagestan for the great work being done to preserve unity and harmony in the region,” Magomedov quoted Melikov as saying. From October 26 to October 29, mass anti-Semitic actions took place in the cities of three republics of the North Caucasus Federal District. In Cherkessk, protesters demanded that visitors from Israel not be allowed in, and in Nalchik a cultural center was set on fire. At the Makhachkala airport, an anti-Semitic action turned into mass riots. Details of the events are given in the certificate of the "Caucasian Knot" "Anti-Semitic actions in the North Caucasus: how it happened". Also by the "Caucasian Knot" a certificate has been prepared "Wave of anti-Semitic actions in the North Caucasus". As of 23.30 Moscow time on December 14, this year no congratulations on Hanukkah have been published on the Telegram channel of the head of the republic. In 2022, Melikov congratulated representatives of Jewish communities; the text of the congratulation was published on December 20, 2022. Also at the festival in Derbent were the Deputy Head of Derbent Vidadi Zeynalov, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on National Policy, Issues of Public and Religious Associations and Inter-Parliamentary Relations of the Parliament of Dagestan Adi Aliyev, follows from the video dated December 12. A representative of the Jewish community of Khasavyurt told the Caucasian Knot correspondent that the community did not celebrate Hanukkah this year, without specifying the reasons for canceling the celebration. Correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot" It was not possible to contact the Jewish community of Kizlyar, which did not report the celebration of Hanukkah and the resumption of work. On October 29, mass riots occurred at Makhachkala airport due to reports of the arrival of a plane with passengers from Israel. More than 20 people were injured, including nine police officers. By November 25, the district courts of Dagestan received administrative cases of 515 people, on which protocols were drawn up on offenses during the anti-Semitic action and riots in Makhachkala, by December 1 it is known about 242 decisions on these cases. In pre-trial detention center No. 1 of Makhachkala there are about 150 people arrested in a criminal case in connection with the riots at the airport. What happened at Uytash airport, and how the investigation is proceeding, is described in the certificate of the "Caucasian Knot" " The case of the pogrom at Makhachkala airport". Jews lived in the North Caucasus for many centuries and made a significant contribution to the cultural and social life of Dagestan, Chechnya and Kabardino-Balkaria, says the “Caucasian Knot” certificate. | |
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