Farewell ceremony for Rabbi Azman's son who died for Ukraine's independence at the front held in the Central Synagogue of Kyiv

On September 12, 2024, a farewell ceremony was held in the Central Synagogue of Kyiv for the Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier Matityahu Samborsky, who died at the front and was the son of the Chief Rabbi of Ukraine and Kyiv Moshe Azman. reports United Jewish Community of Ukraine. He died in battle with Russian occupiers.

Farewell words were spoken by the father of the deceased, Rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman, family members, and the Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine, Michael Brodsky.

The Israeli diplomat stressed that Matityahu's death shows that the Jews of Ukraine, like all Ukrainian citizens, are facing the hardships of war and giving their lives for the freedom and independence of the country.

Matityahu's colleagues remembered him as a person who always had a smile on his face and never complained about difficulties. They also noted that he was the life of the team and maintained relationships with the team even after he left to work elsewhere.

As previously reported, Rabbi Moshe Azman and his wife adopted the boy in 2002. He was then 11 years old and his name was Anton Samborsky. The new family gave him a Hebrew name – Matityahu (Motya) – in honor of the leader of the Maccabean revolt more than 2,200 years ago. These events formed the basis for the holiday of Hanukkah.

According to his father, Samborsky was drafted into the army a week after his daughter was born in May; after a quick training course for young soldiers, he was immediately sent to the front lines.

The last time the rabbi spoke to his son was on July 17, and on July 24, 2024, after one of the battles, a message came that he was missing in action; it was later confirmed that he had died.

The deceased will be buried at the Jewish cemetery in Kyiv.

MK Yuli Edelstein, chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee and co-chairman of the Israel-Ukraine interparliamentary Friendship Association, said his heart is broken by the death of the Ukrainian rabbi's son:

“Like Israel, Ukraine is also in a state of existential war, and like Israel, the Ukrainian people have lost their precious sons in a terrible war that was forced upon them. I pray for times of peace and the return of all our children to safe and prosperous countries.”

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