Vugar ben Avraham Mikhailov, a Jew from Azerbaijan, was abducted when he was 19 years old, but his family believes he is still alive; The International Committee of the Red Cross estimates that approximately 4,500 residents of Azerbaijan and Armenia have disappeared since 1992 

'This special celebration is another step in the development of Jewish life in Odessa, a city that has endured many missiles and shelling for over two years,' says local Jewish leader