Over 15,000 Hasidic Jews transited the territory of Moldova on September 11-13, in their pilgrimage to the Uman city, Ukraine, where they marked the Jewish New Year.
In this period, special flows of processing the document of travelers pilgrims were created at the Chisinau International Airport. This allowed avoiding the overlapping of the flows of passengers and, respectively, of the delays in flights.
Teams of patrol police eased the traffic on the national roads to the Moldovan-Ukrainian border checkpoints, Palanca, Tudora and Otaci, in order to avoid traffic jams.
A waiting stage will be prepared nearby the Chisinau International Airport for the efficient management of the increased flow of travelers. The stage is meant for the Hasidic Jews returning from Ukraine, who are to leave Moldova.
At the same time, tents for verifications were set. To avoid overlaps with the regular flights, routes of direction were established for the passengers of the charter flights at the registration desks, which would be envisaged only for these flights.
Each year, thousands of Hasidic Jews go to Uman to celebrate Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) and honour the grave of rabbi Nachman. This year, Rosh Hashanah started on September 15 and lasted till September 17.
The logistic organization of the trip of pilgrims in Moldova is carried out by the State of Israel in cooperation with civil society’s organizations from Israel and volunteers. (Moldpres/Business World Magazine)