NYC temple members travel to Ukraine border to bring comfort and 'bear witness'
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Members of the Jewish congregation of Temple Emanu-El of NYC traveled to the Ukraine-Poland border recently, to bring comfort, bear witness and share their findings with others.
"It's a story that should be told. It's a story that must be told … We have the responsibility to tell others what we saw" in Ukraine, Martin Bell told Fox News Digital. The group from Temple Emanu-El brought duffel bags filled with donated supplies for the desperate Ukrainians who have fled for their lives. "We can't really capture the devastation and destruction that has occurred in their lives." "The green corridors were supposed to be safe evacuation zones for the Ukrainians." "Or maybe God does like me — because I'm alive today." "We just know from our own experience that bearing witness is a sacred duty." In Krakow especially, the group experienced a "growing, vibrant, young Jewish community." Maureen Mackey is managing editor of lifestyle for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent on Twitter at @maurmack.
When most Americans were just beginning to embrace the beginning of summer on Memorial Day weekend this year, a group from Temple Emanu-El — New York City’s leading Reform Jewish congregation — traveled to Ukraine instead.