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Fast Forward Boris Berezovsky Inquest Casts Doubt on Jewish Oligarch Suicide Finding
A British coroner said on Thursday he could not be sure if exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky killed himself at his former wife’s British home or was the victim of foul play. Berezovsky, a sworn enemy of President Vladimir Putin, was found dead in March last year with a scarf tied around his neck in…
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Music Crimea Karaites Back Russia Takeover
(JTA) — Russia’s annexation of Crimea, the strategically critical peninsula that dangles from Ukraine into the Black Sea, has drawn international condemnation. But for the leader of the All-Ukrainian Organization of Crimean Karaites — a group with an unusual heritage that draws from Jewish traditions — joining Russia is a welcome development. “In Crimea, the…
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Fast Forward Russia Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar Slams Vladimir Putin’s Critics
Berel Lazar, a chief rabbi of Russia, criticized Ukrainian Jewish leaders for condemning Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. “The Jewish community should not be the one sending messages to President Barack Obama about his policy or to President Putin or to any other leader,” Lazar said Monday during a joint interview with JTA and The Jewish…
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Fast Forward Russia Blacklists Irwin Cotler, Bans Canadian Lawmaker From Country
Irwin Cotler, a Canadian-Jewish lawmaker, expressed his pleasure at being banned by Russia. Cotler was among 13 Canadians to appear on the blacklist issued Monday. “I wear my exclusion from Russia as a badge of honor and am proud to be in such distinguished company,” Cotler, also a veteran human rights activist, said in a…
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Fast Forward Russian Anchorwoman Says Jews Brought on Shoah
A television news anchor on a state-owned Russian television network said the Jews brought the Holocaust on themselves. Evelina Zakamskaya of the Rossiya 24 channel made the statement earlier this week during an interview with writer Aleksandr Prokhanov on the Ukraine crisis. The interview was first made public by Americablog. Prokhanov said that supporters of…
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Fast Forward Russian Nationalist Suggests Dividing Ukraine Using Nazi-Soviet Pact Lines
A prominent Russian politician has proposed dividing Ukraine along the lines of an infamous Nazi-Soviet pact and suggested that regions in Western Ukraine hold referendums on breaking away from Kiev. In a letter sent to the governments of Poland, Romania and Hungary, Vladimir Zhirinovsky also suggested those countries hold referendums on incorporating the regions into…
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Fast Forward Urged Sanctions on Russia Would Send Israel to World Cup
Israel would participate in the 2014 World Cup if the head of international soccer’s governing body heeds the suggestion of two U.S. senators to sanction Russia over its Crimea actions. Sens. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Dan Coates (R-Ind.) in their letter last week urged FIFA Chairman Sepp Blatter to suspend Russia from the World Cup…
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Fast Forward Russan Jews Fret Over Ukraine Anti-Semitism
A prominent Russian Jewish organization expressed concern over anti-Semitism in Ukraine. “There is concern in the Russian Jewish community over what is beginning to manifest itself in times of social and political instability as in recent attacks on Jews and Jewish targets in Ukraine,” Andrei Glotser, spokesperson of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia,…
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