Dnepropetrovsk could be renamed – Jerusalem-on-the-Dnieper
Dnepropetrovsk |
May 20, 2015
Translated by Kristina Rus
German journalists from Deutschlandradio published an article titled “Dnepropetrovsk will become Jerusalem”. Oleg Rostovtsev, a spokesman for the Jewish community, which has 50 000 parishioners, supports the renaming of Dnepropetrovsk to Jerusalem-on-the-Dnieper:
“Jerusalem for residents of Dnepropetrovsk is a city of peace, not conflict. Many of us have already visited Jerusalem, worshiped the holy places, came back and said: here it’s almost the same – next to the synagogue stands a mosque, and nearby there are churches and monasteries. We also respect our different traditions”.
The price tag to rename 25 Ukrainian cities and 1,500 streets – from 5 to 17 billion UAH.
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