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Natati La Khaiai (1974)  

Jewish Kyiv 

EUROVISION COUNTRY: Israel 
KYIV DESTINATION: Golda Meir's House, Main Synagogue, Kosher Restaurants 
Kyiv has always had a very formidable Jewish community and former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir is one of Kyiv's daughters. This is not to say the community has not suffered under the Tsarist pogroms, Communist repression and Nazi occupation. But despite this the Jewish community still thrives today.
You can make a pilgrimage to Golda Meir's house on 5a Basseynaya St in the centre of town. Nearby is the 19th Century synagogue, which is now the focal point for the Jewish community. Around the back of the synagogue is the Mendis kosher restaurant and in summer there is the Kpish falafel and kosher fast food stall on the side road.

You may also wish to make a pilgrimage to BabiYar the memorial site of atrocities made in the second world war by the occupying Nazi forces. To get there you will need to travel to Dorohozychi metro station. The memorial park is badly signed. As you exit the metro, turn left and go under the road and enter a park. The Soviet memorial is now complimented by other statues around the complex. More evocative are the ravines around the park, where 33,000 people were shot over a two-day period.
Israeli embassy: http://embassies.gov.il/kiev/Pages/default.aspx: 
Address: 34, Lesi Ukrainiki Bulvar, 01901 Kiev
Phone: +380 44 586 1500
Kosher restaurants:
Taki Da, 29, Shchevkavytska St. https://www.facebook.com/kosher.takida/
Mendis Restaurant, 24, Esplanada St. https://www.mendiskosher.com.ua
Cimes Restaurant, 105, Sagaidachnogo St. http://www.cimes.com.ua (photo below)
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