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Hamraz Ahmad

Chief Rabbi Of Russia Calls On Moscow To Denounce Official’s Anti-Semitism

Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar attends the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in Moscow on May 9, 2021. Russia celebrated the 76th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar on Wednesday called on Moscow to denounce a top official’s anti-Semitic comment, saying it posed a “huge danger” to the Jewish community in the country. 

The call to condemn Alexei Pavlov, assistant secretary of Russia’s Security Council, came in response to an article he wrote claiming that “neo-pagan cults,” including the Chabad movement, had taken over Ukraine. 

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