Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who is currently visiting in Israel, conducted a state visit on Tuesday 10 Teves at Yad Vashem. The president was accompanied in his visit by his friend Rabbi Yonatan Markowitz, Rabbi of the Kiev Jewish community and the Chabad shaliach to Kiev.

Furthermore, earlier that day, the president’s wife, Mrs. Maryna Poroshenko, visited the Allyn Hospital in Jerusalem. Her delegation also included Chabad shlucha in Kiev, Mrs. Ina Markowitz.

The Ukrainian president’s wife’s visit was conducted in light of a reform led by her in Ukraine, in the field of care and integration of children with special needs into the regular school system. In light of that, Chabad shlucha in Kiev, Mrs. Markowitz, who established a one of a kind kindergarten in Ukraine designed for children with special needs, has close relations with the president’s wife, surrounding their mutual areas of interest

Photos: The President and his wife’s visit to Yad Vashem accompanied by Rabbi Markowitz and photos from the president’s wife visit to the Allyn.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)