Russian-Israeli oligarch Roman Abramovich was photographed Tuesday visiting the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, reportedly for the bar mitzvah of his son, Aaron.
Abramovich, 56, the former owner of England’s Chelsea soccer club, has been sanctioned by Britain and the EU for his purported support of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. On Monday, Canada said it too would be sanctioning Abramovich and seizing assets linked to him.
Abramovich was photographed at the Western Wall, the holiest place where Jews can pray and a popular destination for Jews across the world celebrating a bar mitzvah.
