Saturday, February 22, 2014


"Pogroms Still alive" - Ukrainian rabbi tells Kiev's Jews to flee city


From Will at THE OTHER NEWS:



"Pogroms Still alive" - Ukrainian rabbi tells Kiev's Jews to flee city. (Haaretz).

Ukrainian Rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman, called on Kiev's Jews to leave the city and even the country if possible, fearing that the city's Jews will be victimized in the chaos, Israeli daily Maariv reported Friday. 

"I told my congregation to leave the city center or the city all together and if possible the country too," Rabbi Azman told Maariv. "I don't want to tempt fate," he added, "but there are constant warnings concerning intentions to attack Jewish institutions." 

According to the paper's report Azman closed the Jewish community's schools but still holds three daily prayers. He said the Israeli embassy told members of the Jewish community to avoid leaving their homes. 

Edward Dolinsky, head of the umbrella organization of Ukraine's Jews described the situation in Kiev as dire, telling Maariv "We contacted Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman requesting he assist us with securing the community." 

Correction (Feb. 22, 4:20 P.M.): An earlier version of this report incorrectly described Rabbi Azman as the chief rabbi of Ukraine. Azman is not the country's chief rabbi, but one of two rabbis challenging the official chief rabbi, Yaakov Bleich, in Kiev, and like most Chabad rabbis, is aligned with the Kremlin. 

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

via VladTepes:
RT article and videos on a leader of one of the groups in the Ukraine, vowing to fight “Jews and Russians” and possibly financed by the US of A.

Pastorius said...

I am concerned about this.

That's why I have already posted two articles on the subject of the Ukrainian opposition leaders and their anti-Semitism.

However, the RT is Putin's mouthpiece, is it not?

I don't know what to make of what they have to say given the fact that their motives deserve no respect in this case.