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Kiev:
Taki Da - Glatt (Very good hashgacha) - https://goo.gl/maps/Rr58pZiUZGz
Hours: 12pm to 11pm
http://taki-da.net/en
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Mendis - Glatt (chabad hechsher) - https://goo.gl/maps/uHuUbyFCMWk - Under/behind the Chabad shul There's a Grocery store & Mikvah there as well.
http://kiev.mendiskosher.com.ua

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Poyecheli (VIP Luxury Vans, Private Cars, Busses & Shuttles)
They speak Hebrew & Russian mostly (limited English)
Ukraine tel: +380931684959 | +380933790111 | +380633790111
Israel Tel: +972548700200
Whatsapp: +380933790111 +380633790111  +972548700200
Email: poyechali@gmail.com | Website | Facebook

UmanEx (VIP Luxury Vans, Private Cars, Busses & Shuttles)
They speak Hebrew & Russian mostly (limited English) - They are sometimes less reliable than poyechali
Tel/Whatsapp: +380632223030 | Israel tel: +972737878148
Email: 123@umanex.com  |  Website  |  Facebook
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Moscow helpful information
« Last edited by ckmk47 on December 20, 2019, 10:41:03 AM »

Author Topic: Russia & Ukraine Master Thread  (Read 150845 times)

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Re: Russia & Ukraine Help
« Reply #20 on: May 09, 2010, 07:58:12 AM »
Despite what people think, the biggest anti semites, aren't germans, but poles, ukranians, slovaks,croats.
They are the worst!
Kiev is in the ukraine....

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Re: Russia & Ukraine Help
« Reply #21 on: May 09, 2010, 09:06:03 AM »
the truth is i dont plan on staying in kiev too long, rather uman, berditchev and mezhibuzh

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Re: Russia & Ukraine Help
« Reply #22 on: May 09, 2010, 09:11:25 AM »
Dont go alone...
Only with some experienced people.
Some 12 years ago, those #*@$ set ablaze the kever of the berditcheve....

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Re: Russia & Ukraine Help
« Reply #23 on: May 09, 2010, 09:16:30 AM »
how about with my family and a recommended guide? as i dont know the facts of your story, i would assume it happened during the night hours. i only plan on visiting during the day

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Re: Russia & Ukraine Help
« Reply #24 on: May 09, 2010, 09:23:55 AM »
My chavrusa showed me pics he toke in the ukaraine.
Day 1: kever of the berditcheve looks nice.
Day 3: kever completely destroyed, burned and graffiti on what's left of it...

A guide would be a good idea, and probably not expensive.

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Re: Russia & Ukraine Help
« Reply #25 on: May 09, 2010, 09:50:22 AM »
be carefull in ukraine a lubavitcher guy was kidnapped & cut onto 10 pieces yesterday BD"E (more on vosizneias.com)

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Re: Russia & Ukraine Help
« Reply #26 on: June 08, 2010, 08:12:45 AM »
does anyone have the contact info for R' Yaakov Bleich in kiev? additionally. a reliable driver that can take us to berditchev mezhibuzh and uman?

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Re: Russia & Ukraine Master Thread
« Reply #27 on: June 10, 2010, 11:02:11 AM »
moish - I sent you a message with his email address

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Re: Russia & Ukraine Master Thread
« Reply #28 on: June 10, 2010, 11:09:35 AM »
moish - I sent you a message with his email address
thanks i actually emailed that address and received no response. are you familiar with ukraine to answer some itinerary questions?

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Re: Russia & Ukraine Master Thread
« Reply #29 on: June 10, 2010, 11:58:39 AM »
Been to Moscow, S. Petersburg, Rostov and Chelyabinsk a decade ago. S Petersburg is a must. You get to see what royalty looked like.

I wonder if you can still buy the hats off the Russian police for the right bribe? In my day every other guy did it.

TIP: Check the "How many airports been to thread" to see who's been there.

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Re: Russia & Ukraine Master Thread
« Reply #30 on: June 10, 2010, 12:06:19 PM »
Forget about the hat... trust me!

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Re: Russia & Ukraine Master Thread
« Reply #31 on: June 10, 2010, 03:37:23 PM »
You tried?

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Re: Russia & Ukraine Master Thread
« Reply #32 on: June 12, 2010, 03:11:26 PM »
Was in Moscow and sorounding area 3 times for a month each in a camp and took the overnight train one year to St. Petersburg and stayed in the lubavitch dorms beautiful cities!! Don't look to much like s tourist and stay away from the police ESP. In the airport as they once stopped me and pulled me aside and said my passport is fake and many "ploblems" unless my friend and I give them 400$ each.... Long story just stay away and make sure your visa is good untill after the day you leave cuz my travel agent messed up my visa and it expired day before I left and I almost didn't get out ( had to find the airport embassy and convince them with money of course to give me visa extension and just made my plane!)
but shermetavo airport is very nice go to the shuk there as well as red square cremlin..Rabbi goldschmidt shul is very nice and there's a kosher restar. In it.
P.S Good luck it's not simple to get around as Russian non Jews despise English speaking ppl
« Last Edit: June 12, 2010, 03:13:47 PM by youG »

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Re: Russia & Ukraine Master Thread
« Reply #33 on: June 12, 2010, 04:11:42 PM »
where did you get your visa in israel? how long did it take? was it an american passport?

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Re: Russia & Ukraine Master Thread
« Reply #34 on: June 12, 2010, 04:20:42 PM »
I got it twice in Canada with Canadian passport through a travel agent where i had my visa problem  and once in Israel from the embassy in Tel aviv I don't remember how long it takes but I can find out as a friend of mine is going to Moscow this week

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Re: Russia & Ukraine Master Thread
« Reply #35 on: June 12, 2010, 04:23:48 PM »
i would appreciate it. also where to get the invitation

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Re: Russia & Ukraine Master Thread
« Reply #36 on: June 13, 2010, 05:20:19 AM »
Any travel agent dealing with Russia can help with invitation... I know in NY, but not sure about Israel.

Important to note, if you plan to stay in the same city for 3 days or more you will need to register with the police. IF you don't they can make problems for you when you leave.. (normally not a problem if you're traveling as you're never in the same city for too long.)

Visas can take from 3 - 20 days, different prices... I would recommend going through a travel agency as oppose to going to the consulate yourself. Call any travel agent dealing with Russia they'll do it for you.

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Re: Russia & Ukraine Master Thread
« Reply #37 on: June 13, 2010, 04:57:16 PM »
The visa from the embassy takes about a week or so but the invitation is a bit more complicated if you pm me your number I can have my friend contact you but he is goin on wed. From tlv

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Re: Russia & Ukraine Master Thread
« Reply #38 on: June 13, 2010, 05:05:58 PM »
i think im just going to pay the $30 for an invitation online from waytorussia.com

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Re: Russia & Ukraine Master Thread
« Reply #39 on: July 20, 2010, 09:12:43 AM »
did you go yet?