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Lloyd Green

For Jewish Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw, Passover’s message felt all too real

Ukrainian refugees and international volunteers have been celebrating special Passovers across Ukraine, Poland, and Germany. Here a group celebrates at an aid center near a Ukrainian border crossing.
Ukrainian refugees and international volunteers have been celebrating special Passovers across Ukraine, Poland and Germany. Here a group celebrates at an aid center near a Ukrainian border crossing. Photograph: Amy Katz/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock

On the first night of Passover, more than 100 Ukrainian refugees gathered for a seder at the Doubletree-Hilton in Warsaw, Poland. The Haggadah, the accompanying liturgical libretto, directs its readers to see themselves as if they had personally exited from slavery. This year, Russia made that task easier.

“We have pharaohs in neighboring countries,” Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, speaking to the world from Ukraine.

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