Poland’s president has celebrated the start of Chanukah with Warsaw’s Jewish community – the first time since World War II that a Polish head of state has attended a religious service in a Shul.
Also in attendance were First Lady Maria, Poland’s Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich, Secretary of State at the Presidential Chancellery Ewa Junczyk-Ziomecka, and a number of local politicians.
Kaczynski entered Warsaw’s Nozyk synagogue – the city’s only surviving prewar Shul – just after sundown. The congregation rose and a group of Jewish children sang “Shalom Aleichem.” The president lit a candle for a silver Menorah.
The Jewish community is describing Lech Kaczynski’s visit Sunday as a historic step.
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A FREILICHEN CHANUKAH!
Since when do presidents have a chiyuv to light chanukah licht? Is this a new halacha?
#2 why are you acting so silly.you know the answer to that question of yours!.
the poles wish to ceremoniously find kaporo for the shoa and tragedy brought on during the second world war.lets see how they vote in the u.n..