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Moscow’s chief rabbi leaves Russia amid pressure to back war

Moscow's chief rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt flew to Hungary two weeks after the Russian invasion of Ukraine [File: Tobias Schwarz/Reuters]

Moscow’s chief rabbi has left Russia after coming under pressure to support its invasion of Ukraine, according to a relative.

Swiss-born Pinchas Goldschmidt had served as Moscow’s chief rabbi since 1993, while also heading a large European rabbinical group.

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