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Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Ukranian rabbis want safety for Jews

Ukrainian rabbis called on authorities to ensure the safety of the country’s Jews and adopt legislation against anti-Semitism.

“We are trying to calm down Jews in our communities. We are trying to lower the level of anxiety,” rabbis said in a statement after a rabbinical meeting in Kiev. “Unfortunately we do not see any adequate or unequivocal response toward manifestations of xenophobia from the Ukrainian authorities.”

The resolution was adopted Monday by a conference of 40 Chabad rabbis working in Ukraine.

In recent months, Ukraine has seen a rising tide of anti-Semitic incidents, including attacks on individual Jews and acts of vandalism against Jewish institutions.

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