Former Chief Rabbi of Lviv Detained in Kyiv

07.12.2009, 11:06
Abram Rozental, the former Chief Rabbi of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, a Jewish public figure and Israeli citizen, was detained in Boryspil Airport in Kyiv on suspicion of holding an invalid passport.

KYIV — On December 3, 2009, Abram Rozental, the former Chief Rabbi of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, a Jewish public figure and Israeli citizen, was detained in Boryspil Airport in Kyiv on suspicion of holding an invalid passport. The web site ua.proua.com received this information from his brother, Rabbi Shmoel Rozental, who accompanied him during the pilgrimage visit.