Religious communities in Ukraine, including the Jewish community, called on
Russia to "stop its aggression against Ukraine" and pull out its troops.
The religious communities also appealed to the international community,
including the United States, Great Britain, the European Union, the United
Nations and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, to
"stop foreign invasion into Ukraine and brutal interference into our
internal affairs."
Rabbi Jacob Dov Bleich, president of the Jewish Federation of Ukraine and a
chief rabbi in the country, was among the signatories of the letter
circulated by the Institute for Religious Freedom. Other signatories
include the heads of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan
Patriarchate; the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church; the Evangelical Baptist
Union of Ukraine; the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Ukraine; and the
Ukrainian Lutheran Church.
http://www.jta.org/2014/03/05/news-opinion/world/kiev-jewish-volunteers-undergo-disaster-training
Jewish volunteers in Kiev underwent training on how to respond to multiple
emergencies.
The training was given to about 15 volunteers this week by United Hatzalah
and ZAKA -- two emergency response organizations from Israel.
"The participants have been trained to provide first aid in mass casualty
emergency situations, and include protocols for CPR, treating suffocation,
injuries and diseases," the two groups wrote in a joint statement Wednesday.
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