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The Historic Podil Synagogue, Kiev, Ukraine
One of the greatest delights on our trip to Kiev and the Ukraine this past Passover was getting to know the historic Podil Synagogue in Kiev, which is part of a small compound also containing a kosher meat restaurant, a kosher breakfast, and early dinner cafe, a kosher food store, a kosher hotel, and a boy’s yeshiva. Ah yes, and there is also a matzo bakery! The synagogue has been restored to all its glory, and it was such a relief to come to a foreign city and have everything we needed at our fingertips. In the USA and Canada one can find more than enough kosher products in any…